Capture of Fort Niagara Plaque

CAPTURE
OF
FORT NIAGARA 1813

In the early morning of December 19, 1813, a
force under Colonel John Murray, consisting
of detachments of the 100th and 41st Regiments,
Royal Scots, Royal Artillery and Canadian
Militia, embarked in bateaux at the foot of this
ravine. Crossing silently to a point above
Youngstown, N.Y., they attacked Fort Niagara,
killing or capturing its American garrison.

Erected by the Ontario Archaeological and Historic Sites Board