Campbell's Raid Plaque

CAMPBELL'S RAID 1814

On May 14, 1814, about 800 American regulars and militia
under Lieutenant-Colonel John Campbell disembarked
nearby the mouth of the Lynn River. The following day,
meeting no opposition, they burnt the settlements of
Dover and Ryerse's Mills and ravaged the surrounding
countryside. Private dwellings were destroyed and livestock
slaughtered. Campbell claimed that he acted in retaliation
for similar raids against Buffalo and other points on the
Niagara frontier by troops under British command. A
Court of Inquiry instituted by the United States army
subsequently condemned his destruction of private homes.

Erected by the Ontario Archaeological and Historic Sites Board.