Battle of Longwoods

Battle of Longwoods
	Part of the War of 1812
Date	4 March 1814
Location	Near London in present-day Southwest Middlesex, Ontario42°41′39″N 81°42′18″W / 42.69417°N 81.70500°W
Result	American victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom; Upper Canada; Native Americans	United States
Commanders and leaders
James Lewis Basden	Andrew Holmes
Strength
240	164
Casualties and losses
14 killed; 52 wounded (including 1 prisoner) ; 1 missing	4 killed; 3 wounded

The Battle of Longwoods took place during the Anglo-American War of 1812. On 4 March 1814, a mounted American raiding party defeated an attempt by British regulars, volunteers from the Canadian militia and Native Americans to intercept them near Wardsville, in present-day Southwest Middlesex, Ontario.

^ Poole, in Zaslow (ed), p. 140
^ Poole, in Zaslow (ed), pp. 133–134
^ Wood, p. 350
^ Eaton, p. 18

[Poole140-1] Poole, in Zaslow (ed), p. 140

[Poole133-134-2] Poole, in Zaslow (ed), pp. 133–134

[Wood350-3] Wood, p. 350

[Eaton18-4] Eaton, p. 18

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Battle of Longwoods

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