La bataille de Stoney Creek est un affrontement de la guerre anglo-américaine de 1812 qui eut lieu dans la nuit du 5 au 6 juin 1813 près de la ville actuelle de Stoney Creek en Ontario. Alors que les troupes américaines s'apprêtaient à lancer une nouvelle offensive dans le Haut-Canada, environ 700 Britanniques menés par le lieutenant-colonel John Harvey profitèrent de la nuit pour attaquer le campement américain par surprise.
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The Battle of Stoney Creek was fought on 6 June 1813, during the War of 1812 near what is now Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada. British units made a night attack on the American encampment, and due in large part to the capture of the two senior officers of the American force and an overestimation of British strength by the Americans, the outcome of the battle was a victory for the British, and a turning point in the defence of Upper Canada.
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Battlefield House, also known as Gage House, near King Street East and Centennial Parkway in Stoney Creek, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada is a living history museum and site of the historic Battle of Stoney Creek on June 6, 1813, which was fought during the War of 1812. It was built in 1796. The house and 15.5 acres of parkland, were the property of the Women's Wentworth Historical Society,, and given by this society to the Niagara Parks Commission on January 19, 1962. The park was designated a National Historic Site in 1960.
Nestled under the Niagara Escarpment, this historic site is located on 32 acres of park land linked to the Bruce Trail. Also located on the property are the Battlefield Monument and the Grandview building. Smith's Knoll Cemetery is also nearby, across King Street East from the park. During the first weekend in June, a re-enactment of the Battle of Stoney Creek is held with re-enactors in full regalia, representing both the British and American sides. The 2016 event was the 35th such re-enactment.
The re-enactments scheduled for 2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to the covid-19 pandemic. In mid-May 2022 it was revealed that the upcoming re-enactment would also be cancelled due to "uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 restrictions" and construction taking place at Battlefield House, but would return in 2023. However, at a meeting held on May 19, it was revealed that the re-enactment would be "permanently" cancelled. Friends of Battlefield Museum withdrew its support for the museum following the meeting. As of 2025, the Re-enactments have been restarted, and the 2025 events are scheduled for the weekend of June 7-8, 2025 at Battlefield House and Park.
British units made a night attack on an American encampment. Due in large part to the capture of both American brigadier generals by Sgt Alexander Fraser, and an overestimation of British strength by the Americans, the battle was a victory for the British, and a turning point in the defence of Upper Canada.
The museum is affiliated with: CMA, CHIN, and Virtual Museum of Canada.
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Stoney Creek is a community in the city of Hamilton in the Canadian province of Ontario located 10 km east of Downtown Hamilton and 57 km south-west of Toronto. It was a municipality until 2001, when it was amalgamated with Hamilton, Dundas, Ancaster, Flamborough and Glanbrook to form the City of Hamilton.
The community of Stoney Creek is located on the south shore of western Lake Ontario, east of downtown Hamilton, into which feed the watercourses of Stoney Creek as well as several other minor streams. The historic area, known as the "Old Town", is below the Niagara Escarpment.
Stoney Creek experienced an increase in residential growth, particularly in the lower city in the 1970s and 1980s, and in the west mountain in the 1990s and 2000s, but most of the land mass of Stoney Creek remains agricultural. The communities of Elfrida, Fruitland, Tapleytown, Tweedside, Vinemount, and Winona serve as distinct reminders of the agricultural legacy of Stoney Creek and Saltfleet Township.
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Devil's Punch Bowl is a 37-metre ribbon waterfall on the Niagara Escarpment, in the Stoney Creek community of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It is in the Devil's Punchbowl Conservation Area maintained by the Hamilton Conservation Authority, and features an escarpment access trail with connections to a section of the Bruce Trail. Stoney Creek's Dofasco 2000 Trail is nearby. The Punch Bowl is also known as Horseshoe Falls for the distinctive shape of the cliff-face, which somewhat resembles its much larger cousin in Niagara Falls.
In addition to the 800 km-long Bruce Trail, attractions close to the Falls include the historic Battlefield House Museum and Nash-Jackson House; on Lake Ontario, Fifty Point Conservation Area and Confederation Park; and Mohawk Sports Park and the Hamilton Museum of Steam and Technology in the city proper. A restaurant, a motel, a gas station, a convenience store and other retail stores are also nearby.
Lower Punch Bowl Falls is a curtain waterfall located a few metres north of the Punch Bowl, spanning 7 metres in height and width.
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The Saint Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Cathedral is an Eastern Orthodox cathedral located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
It is under jurisdiction of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Canada of the Serbian Orthodox Church and serves as its cathedral church.
Grâce à la capture des deux officiers américains John Chandler (en) et William H. Winder (en), la bataille résulte en une victoire décisive pour les Britanniques et marque un tournant dans les opérations militaires des Américains au Haut-Canada. Le champ de bataille a été désigné lieu historique national en 1920.