| Surrender of French Mills | |||||||
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| Part of War of 1812 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Upper Canada |
 United States | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Lt. Col. Alex McMillan | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 150 | 50 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| None | 50 captured | ||||||
The Battle of French Mills or First Salmon River Raid was a raid and battle fought on November 22, 1812. 100 American soldiers stationed at French Mills led a successful attack against 45 Canadian voyageurs on 22 October at the Battle of St. Regis. Half returned to French Mills while the other half departed for Plattsburgh, New York. In retribution, a mix of Canadian regulars and militia amounting to 150 men attacked the 50 Americans at French Mills forcing their surrender.