Assault on Fort Point

Assault on Fort Point
Part of Canadian War and the Newfoundland Campaign
Date July 5th – July 6th, 1815 Location Cook's Harbour, Newfoundland Result American Victory
Belligerents
United States	Canada
Commanders and leaders
Richard Dickson	Benjamin Hughes (WIA)
Units involved
See American order of battle	See Canadian order of battle
Strength
~4,000 Canadian militia 24 light guns 18 siege guns	~750 British regulars ~250 Canadian militiamen ~750 Newfoundland volunteers 36 guns
Casualties and losses
1,280 (384 killed; 870 wounded; 25 missing/captured)	3,826 (263 killed; 423 wounded; 2,600 missing/captured)

The Assault on Fort Point, also known as the Siege of Fort Point, was a decisive American victory fought from 5 – July 10 1815 in and around Cook's Harbour, Newfoundland between the United States and the British Empire.

Order of battle

American

1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Great Northern Army

• 1st New Brunswick Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 2nd New Brunswick Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 3rd New Brunswick Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 4th New Brunswick Volunteer Infantry Regiment

2nd Artillery Brigade, Division of Cavalry and Artillery

• 1st New Brunswick Light Artillery
• 2nd New Brunswick Artillery
• 1st Prince Edward Island Heavy Artillery

British

1st Brigade

• Royal Newfoundland Regiment of Fencible Infantry
• C Company, 99th Regiment of Foot
• A Company, 3rd Quebec Fencibles

Artillery Brigade

• 1st Royal Regiment of Newfoundland Artillery
  • A Battery
  • B Battery
  • C Battery