Battle of La Belle-Famille
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| Battle of La Belle-Famille | |||||||
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| Part of the French and Indian War | |||||||
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| France | Britain Iroquois Confederacy |
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| Commanders | |||||||
| Captain Francois de Lignery | Lt. Colonel Eyre Massey Sayenqueraghta |
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| Strength | |||||||
| 800 regular and militia 500 Indian |
350 regular 100 New York militia 450 Iroquois |
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| at least 334 killed at least 96 captured |
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The Battle of La Belle-Famille occurred on July 24, 1759 during the French and Indian War near the portage of the Niagara river, when a French relief force for the French garrison at Fort Niagara was ambushed and defeated by British and Indian forces.
The British knew of the French approach well in advance and constructed a breastwork across the road about two miles south of Fort Niagara. The French were ambushed and their force totally destroyed.
[edit] References
1. Dunnugan, Brian Leigh, Siege - 1759, The Campaign against Niagara, 1996, ISBN 0-941967-15-8
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