Location: N 43° 05.359 W 079° 05.726 Located in Drummond Hill Cemetery, on the south side of Lundy's Lane.
This was the site of the bloodiest battle of the War of 1812. On the afternoon of 25th July, 1814, Lieutenant-General Gordon Drummond with about 2800 men engaged the invading American army which had recently been victorious at Chippawa. The armies were evenly matched and the six-hour battle lasted until darkness and heavy losses put an end to the fighting. Each force had lost over 800 men. Although each claimed victory, the Americans had failed to dislodge Drummond from his position. They withdrew the next day, ending their offensive in Upper Canada.
The memorial itself features 3 plaques and several adornments, including cannons. There are several other plaques and memorials nearby the main monument, but today I will only present the key memorial.
Now a National Historic Site, this monument was erected in 1895.
Marker text:
Front:
1812-1814
LUNDY'S LANE
ERECTED BY THE
CANADIAN PARLIAMENT
IN HONOUR OF THE VICTORY
GAINED BY THE
BRITISH AND CANADIAN FORCES
ON THIS FIELD ON THE
25TH DAY OF JULY 1814
AND IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE
OF THE BRAVE MEN
WHO DIED ON THAT DAY
FIGHTING FOR THE UNITY
OF THE EMPIRE
1895
Right:
IN ENDURING MEMORY OF
PRIVATES JOHN BECKHOUSE, WILLIAM BRENTON, MARK CONNORY, WALTER DUFFIS, JOHN HARWOOD, ALEXANDER MOFFIT, AND JAMES TORBITT, ONE HUNDRED AND THIRD REGIMENT OF FOOT;
LIEUTENANT HENRY N. MOORSOM, SERGEANT PETER ROY, CORPORAL WILLIAM ROURKE. PRIVATES JOSEPH HILL, MOSES HOLMES, AND GASPARD SALTSCRIBER.
ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTH REGIMENT OF FOOT;
SERGEANT GASPARD FORSTER, PRIVATES PAUL DOUCET AND ROBERT JONES. GLENGARRY REGIMENT OF LIGHT INFANTRY FENCIBLES;
ENSIGNS JOHN CAMPBELL AND JOHN MACDONELL AND PRIVATE FRANCIS BUTLER.
THE VOLUNTEER INCORPORATED BATTALION OF MILITIA;
PRIVATE GEORGE COGHILL, FIRST REGIMENT OF LINCOLN MILITIA.
KILLED IN BATTLE HERE, 25TH JULY 1814.
Rear:
IN ENDURING MEMORY OF
CORPORALS BENJAMIN MORRIS AND THOMAS SEVILLE, AND PRIVATE ROBERT MARTIN, FORTY-FIRST REGIMENT OF FOOT:
CAPTAIN ROBERT SPUNNER, LIEUTENANT JOHN HENRY LATHAM, SERGEANT THOMAS CUTTS, PRIVATES CHRISTOPHER ARMSTRONG, JOSEPH BOULTON, JAMES CAIN, CHARLES COOKE, THOMAS COOKE, EDWARD CORCORAN, JOSHUA CORKIN, JEREMIAH DENCHY, JOHN DONAVAN, HUGH GORMAN, JOHN GRIFFIN, JOHN HALLORAN, JOHN JOYCE, THOMAS LANTRY, PATRICK LOUGHRAN, JOHN MATTHEWS, JACOB MILLER, THOMAS ORR, WILLIAM PACEY, JAMES PATTERSON, PATRICK QUINN, WILLIAM ROURKE, THOMAS RYAN, TIMOTHY SULLIVAN, THOMAS TELFORD, WILLIAM THOMPSON, JAMES TURNER, ROBERT WALLACE, CHARLES WICTAM, RICHARD WILMORE AND WILLIAM WRIGHT. SECOND BATTALION, EIGHTY-NINTH REGIMENT OF FOOT.
KILLED IN BATTLE HERE
25TH JULY, 1814
Right:
IN ENDURING MEMORY OF
GUNNERS DAVID COULTER, RICHARD ESFORD, DAVID HUMPHRIES, JOHN MCGAUGHEY, AND THOMAS TULLY. ROYAL REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY
LIEUTENANT WILLIAM HEMPHILL, CORPORAL WILLIAM AITON, PRIVATES WILLIAM BRUSH, NEIL CARNIE, WILLIAM CAYLE, JAMES GORDON, FELIX DOYLE, JOSEPH DYKE, AUGUSTUS ESTROBIA, JOHN FENTON, JAMES FIELDING, PETER HELFORTY, PATRICK KEARNS, MATTHEW KENNAIRD, WILLIAM McCORMICK, THOMAS MACFARLANE, NICHOLAS POLAND, THOMAS RICHARDS, JOHN THOMPSON, AND WILLIAM WOOD. FIRST BATTALION, FIRST REGIMENT OF FOOT, (THE ROYAL SCOTS)
PRIVATES OWEN BUCKINGHAM, WILLIAM BUMBY, THOMAS CLARK, SAMUEL HALFPENNY, EDWARD McGRATH, WILLIAM SCOTT, THOMAS WHITE, AND JOHN WILKINS. FIRST BATTALION, EIGHTH REGIMENT OF FOOT, (THE KING'S).
KILLED IN BATTLE HERE
25TH JULY, 1814
