This memorial was erected by the Niagara Parks Commission, and unveiled in 1989. The statue is dedicated to Lieutenant-General Sir Gordon Drummond, and depicting him on a horse, in charge of British and Canadian defense at the Battle of Lindy's Lane, July 1814.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
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HOLDING THE HIGH GROUND
EARLY ON THE MORNING OF JULY 26TH 1814,
LIEUTENANT-GENERAL SIR GORDON DRUMMOND AWAITED
ANOTHER ATTACK ON THE LUNDY'S LANE HILL NEAR
NIAGARA FALLS. THROUGHOUT THE PREVIOUS NIGHT,
THIS HILL HAD BEEN TAKEN AND RETAKEN IN THE
BLOODIEST, MOST HARD FOUGHT BATTLE OF THE WAR
OF 1812-14.
THE EXPECTED ATTACK DID NOT OCCUR. THE AMERICANS,
EXHAUSTED, WITHDREW TO FORT ERIE. IN NOVEMBER,
THEY ABANDONED FORT ERIE AND RETIRED ACROSS THE
NIAGARA RIVER.
DRUMMOND AND HIS TROOPS HAS SUCCESSFULLY
MAINTAINED BRITISH SOVEREIGNTY IN THE NIAGARA
PENINSULA.
THE NIAGARA FALLS COMMISSION
1989
RALPH SKETCH
SCULPTOR
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Lieutenant-General Sir Gordon Drummond Memorial
6110 Lundy's Lane
Niagara Falls
Ontario
Lieutenant-General Sir Gordon Drummond Memorial
6110 Lundy's Lane
Niagara Falls
Ontario
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 43.0884986
Long. -79.0966029
Lat. 43.0884986
Long. -79.0966029
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