The Battle of Crysler's Farm

It is now submerged, a casualty of the St. Lawrence Seaway.  But Prime Minister Harper invoked Crysler's Farm today in his Remembrance Day remarks.  He has been talking about The War of 1812 for a while and this was the definitive battle -- the reason we are not part of the US. 

It was the war that saved Canada from becoming part of America.  The Battle of Crysler's Farm, also known as the Battle of Crysler's Field, was fought on 11 November 1813 during the Anglo-American War of 1812.  A British and Canadian force was victorious over the American force which greatly outnumbered them.  The American defeat prompted them to abandon the St. Lawrence Campaign, their major strategic effort in the autumn of 1813.

No matter how little today's students know about Canadian history, the Battle of Crysler's Farm was critical to Canada becoming Canada.