Battle of Crysler's Farm Monument

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1813

IN HONOUR OF
THE BRAVE MEN
WHO FOUGHT AND FELL
IN THE VICTORY OF
CRYSLER'S FARM
on the
11th NOVEMBER 1813.

THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED
BY THE
CANADIAN PARLIAMENT.
1895

[right side/côté droit]
IN COMMEMORATION OF
THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE BATTLE OF CRYSLER'S FARM
THIS PLAQUE IS DEDICATED TO
THE CANADIAN AND AMERICAN NATIONS
WHOSE COMMON MEMORIES OF
OLD UNHAPPY FAR-OFF THINGS AND BATTLES LONG AGO
NOT ONLY CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR SEPARATE
HERITAGES AND TRADITIONS
BUR FORM A BOND BETWEEN
TWO FRIENDLY PEOPLES

ERECTED BY
THE ONTARIO -ST. LAWRENCE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
JULY 1963

[plaque]
Here, on the farm of John Crysler, was fought one of the decisive battles
of the War of 1812. On 11 November 1813 Lieutenant-Colonel
Joseph Morrison, with 800 British and Canadian regulars, militia, and
Indians, engaged an American force of 4,000 under Brigadier-General
John Boyd. The open terrain was suited to the training of well-drilled
British regulars who, after two hours of heavy fighting, routed the
enemy. This victory ended a major American thrust at Montreal.

Ici fut livrée l'une des batailles décisives de la guerre de 1812. Le
lieutenant-colonel Joseph Morrison, à la tête de 800 hommes (réguliers
britanniques et canadiens, miliciens et Indiens) livrait combat, le 11
novembre 1813, aux 4 000 hommes du brigadier-général américain
John Boyd. Les réguliers britanniques, bien exercés au combat en rase
campagne, mirent les Américains en fuite après deux heures de rude
bataille. Cette victoire brisa la poussée importante de l'ennemi vers
Montréal.

Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
Commission des lieux et monuments historiques du Canada.

Government of Canada - 1923 - Gouvernment du Canada