Newfoundland Campaign: Difference between revisions

Newfoundland Campaign
	Part of Canadian War
	; Battle of Lewispointe
Date	July 4–20, 1815; (16 days)
Location	Newfoundland, Canada
Result	American Victory Newfoundland under complete American control;
Belligerents
United States	Canada
Commanders and leaders
Horatio Dickson†; Warren Joseph	Adam Pace
Strength
28,000	10,000
Casualties and losses
1,400	6,000 244 killed; 1,690 wounded; 4,000 captured; 66 missing;

Latest revision as of 18:02, 5 June 2021

The Newfoundland Campaign was a major turning point in the Canadian War.

On July 4, 1815, Horatio Dickson ordered Admiral Warren Joseph to attack and destroy the Canadian fleet and to ferry his men across.

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 }}The '''Newfoundland Campaign''' was a major turning point in the [[Canadian War]].
+== Prelude ==
+On July 4, 1815, Horatio Dickson ordered Admiral [[Warren Joseph]] to attack and destroy the Canadian fleet and to ferry his men across.