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Newfoundland Campaign | |||||||
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Part of Canadian War | |||||||
Battle of Lewispointe | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States | Canada | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Horatio Dickson† Warren Joseph | Adam Pace | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
28,000 | 10,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1,400 |
6,000
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The Newfoundland Campaign was a major turning point in the Canadian War.
Prelude
On July 4, 1815, Horatio Dickson order Admiral Warren Joseph to attack and destroy the Canadian fleet and to ferry his men across.