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1914 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Lundy's Lane Commemorative Token
1914 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Lundy's Lane Commemorative Token
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1914 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Lundy's Lane Commemorative Token
On July 2, 1814, American Major General Jacob Brown crossed the Niagara River and seized Fort Erie. From there, Brigadier General Winfield Scott started marching about a thousand men north along the river, following Portage Road towards the intersection of Lundy's Lane near Niagara Falls. He did not know that the British, led by Lieutenant-General Gordon Drummond, were waiting at that intersection, with cannons mounted on a single battery. They fired. Americans fell, and thus began the bloodiest battle of the War of 1812.
Brown was hot on Scott's heels with the rest of the army, and they engaged the British in the shadow of the battery as the sun began to set. Both sides wanted the cannons, and neither side was able to outflank the other. Between the powder smoke, the muzzle flashes, and the close quarters, the battlefield descended into chaos. Men stabbed wildly with bayonets; muskets were fired at such close range that the blasts from their muzzles struck one another. By midnight, the exhausted Americans were forced to withdraw.
1914 marked the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Lundy's Lane. This commemorative token was produced by the Lundy's Lane Historical Society, which still exists, and features a collage of military symbols on the obverse. The text on the reverse reads, "To Commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Lundy's Lane Between the British and United States Forces, July 25, 1814."
On July 2, 1814, American Major General Jacob Brown crossed the Niagara River and seized Fort Erie. From there, Brigadier General Winfield Scott started marching about a thousand men north along the river, following Portage Road towards the intersection of Lundy's Lane near Niagara Falls. He did not know that the British, led by Lieutenant-General Gordon Drummond, were waiting at that intersection, with cannons mounted on a single battery. They fired. Americans fell, and thus began the bloodiest battle of the War of 1812.
Brown was hot on Scott's heels with the rest of the army, and they engaged the British in the shadow of the battery as the sun began to set. Both sides wanted the cannons, and neither side was able to outflank the other. Between the powder smoke, the muzzle flashes, and the close quarters, the battlefield descended into chaos. Men stabbed wildly with bayonets; muskets were fired at such close range that the blasts from their muzzles struck one another. By midnight, the exhausted Americans were forced to withdraw.
1914 marked the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Lundy's Lane. This commemorative token was produced by the Lundy's Lane Historical Society, which still exists, and features a collage of military symbols on the obverse. The text on the reverse reads, "To Commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Lundy's Lane Between the British and United States Forces, July 25, 1814."
