Atlas of Battles

country, 149 engagements

Battles in Canada

149 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Canada: 103 battles, 17 sieges, 21 naval actions and 8 campaigns between 1600 and 1981. The wars with most engagements here: War of 1812 (23), King William's War (13), American Revolutionary War (13), Queen Anne's War (11).

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Battle of the Puante RiverBattle of SorelAction of 17 July 1628Siege of Trois-RivièresEnglish Invasion of AcadiaBattle of Long SaultRaid on NewfoundlandBattle of Fort AlbanyBattle of the Lake of Two MountainsBattle of Port RoyalBattle of ChedabuctoBattle of QuebecBattle of La PrairieNaval battle off St. JohnBattle of PlacentiaBattle of Fort AlbanyBattle of WiltonRaid on GrotonCapture of York FactorySiege of Fort NashwaakRaid on ChignectoBattle of Fundy BayBattle of Hudson's BayNewfoundland ExpeditionRaid on Grand PréBattle of BonavistaSiege of St. John'sSiege of Port-RoyalSiege of Port RoyalBattle of St. John'sBattle of Fort AlbanySiege of Port RoyalBattle of Bloody CreekQuebec ExpeditionFox Indian Massacre of 1712Battle of WinnepangBattle of NorridgewockBattle of PequawketSiege of Annapolis RoyalSiege of Annapolis RoyalSiege of Port ToulouseSiege of LouisbourgNaval battle off TatamagoucheBattle at Port-la-JoyeNortheast Coast CampaignBattle of Grand PréNortheast Coast CampaignRaid on DartmouthSiege of Grand PreBattle at St. CroixBattle at ChignectoRaid on DartmouthAction of 8 June 1755Battle of PetitcodiacBattle of Bloody CreekSiege of LouisbourgBattle of Fort FrontenacGulf of St. Lawrence CampaignLunenburg CampaignSiege of QuebecBattle of BeauportSt. Francis RaidBattle of Sainte-FoySiege of QuebecBattle of NeuvilleBattle of EchoeeBattle of RestigoucheBattle of the Thousand IslandsBattle of Point PeleeRaid on Charlottetown (1775)Siege of Fort St. JeanBattle of Longue-PointeSnow CampaignBattle of Fort CumberlandRaid on Canso (1776)Battle of Saint-PierreBattle off YarmouthAction of 21 July 1781Battle off HalifaxNaval battle off HalifaxRaid on Lunenburg, Nova ScotiaHudson Bay expeditionEngagements on Lake OntarioBattle of River CanardRaid on GananoqueBattle of Lacolle MillsBattle of Frenchman's CreekBattle of Fort GeorgeBattle of YorkBattle of Stoney CreekBattle of Beaver DamsBattle of the ChateauguayBattle of Crysler's FarmBattle of Nanticoke CreekBattle of LongwoodsBattle of Lacolle MillsRaid on Port DoverBattle of ChippawaBattle of Lundy's LaneSiege of Fort ErieEngagements on Lake HuronBattle of Cook's MillsBattle of Malcolm's MillsBattle of Seven OaksBattle of Saint-DenisBattle of Saint-CharlesBattle of Montgomery's TavernBattle of Saint-EustacheBattle of Pelee IslandBattle of LacolleBattle of OdelltownBattle of Baker's FarmBattle of BeauharnoisBattle of the WindmillBattle of WindsorBattle of RidgewayBattle of Fort EriePigeon Hill RaidWolseley ExpeditionBattle of Eccles HillBattle of Trout RiverBattle of the Belly RiverBattle of BatocheBattle of Duck LakeSiege of BattlefordBattle of Fort PittBattle of Fish CreekBattle of Cut KnifeBattle of Frenchman's ButteBattle of Loon LakeBattle of BowmanvilleBattle of the St. LawrenceBattle of the Bell IslandsOpération CasernesOperation SoapOperation FishOperation KiebitzRaid on Cansoair raids on North AmericaBattle of Fort BeauséjourBattle of the Plains of AbrahamBattle of Signal HillBattle of QuebecBattle of Trois-RivièresBattle of Queenston HeightsBattle of Lake ErieBattle of the ThamesBattle of Fort BeauséjourBattle of the Plains of AbrahamBattle of QuebecBattle of Trois-RivièresBattle of Queenston HeightsBattle of Lake ErieDenver1000 km48.883N, 81.232W
149 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

1600s: 1 engagements1610s: 1 engagements1620s: 1 engagements1650s: 2 engagements1660s: 2 engagements1680s: 2 engagements1690s: 14 engagements1700s: 8 engagements1710s: 4 engagements1720s: 3 engagements1740s: 11 engagements1750s: 15 engagements1760s: 8 engagements1770s: 10 engagements1780s: 5 engagements1810s: 26 engagements26 in 1810s1830s: 11 engagements1850s: 1 engagements1860s: 3 engagements1870s: 4 engagements1880s: 8 engagements1940s: 3 engagements1960s: 1 engagements1980s: 1 engagements1600s1980s
145 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 18 with pages

Contested ground 10

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1600Battle of the Puante RiverBécancour
19 June 1610Battle of SorelSorel‐TracyBeaver Wars
1628Action of 17 July 1628St. Lawrence RiverAnglo-French War of 1627–29
June 1653Siege of Trois-RivièresTrois-Rivières
1654English Invasion of AcadiaAcadia
1660Battle of Long SaultSaint-André-d'Argenteuil
1665Raid on NewfoundlandSt. John'sSecond Anglo-Dutch War
September 1688Battle of Fort AlbanyHudson BayKing William's War
16 October 1689Battle of the Lake of Two MountainsBattle of the Lake of Two Mountains National Historic SiteBeaver Wars
19 May 1690Battle of Port RoyalPort-RoyalKing William's War
3 June 1690Battle of ChedabuctoKing William's War
16 October 1690Battle of QuebecQuebec CityKing William's War
1691Battle of La PrairieLa PrairieKing William's War
22 September 1691Naval battle off St. JohnBay of FundyKing William's War
1692Battle of PlacentiaPlacentia
1693Battle of Fort AlbanyFort AlbanyKing William's War
7 February 1693Battle of WiltonWiltonKing William's War
1694Raid on GrotonGrotonKing William's War
14 September 1694Capture of York FactoryKing William's War
1696Siege of Fort NashwaakNashwaak VillageKing William's War
1696Raid on ChignectoIsthmus of ChignectoKing William's War
14 July 1696Battle of Fundy BayBay of FundyKing William's War
5 September 1697Battle of Hudson's BayHudson BayNine Years' War
August 1702Newfoundland ExpeditionNewfoundlandQueen Anne's War
1704Raid on Grand PréGrand-PréQueen Anne's War
1704Battle of BonavistaBonavistaQueen Anne's War
1 February 1705Siege of St. John'sSt. John'sQueen Anne's War
22 August 1707Siege of Port-RoyalPort-RoyalQueen Anne's War
1 September 1707Siege of Port RoyalPort-RoyalQueen Anne's War
1 January 1709Battle of St. John'sSt. John'sQueen Anne's War
26 June 1709Battle of Fort AlbanyFort AlbanyQueen Anne's War
5 October 1710Siege of Port RoyalPort-RoyalQueen Anne's War
10 June 1711Battle of Bloody CreekBloody CreekQueen Anne's War
1711Quebec ExpeditionSt. Lawrence RiverQueen Anne's War
1712Fox Indian Massacre of 1712Great Lakes regionFox Wars
July 1722Battle of WinnepangHead of JeddoreFather Rale's War
23 August 1724Battle of NorridgewockNorridgewockFather Rale's War
9 May 1725Battle of PequawketFather Rale's War
1 July 1744Siege of Annapolis RoyalFort AnneKing George's War
2 May 1745Siege of Annapolis RoyalFort AnneKing George's War
2 May 1745Siege of Port ToulousePort ToulouseKing George's War
11 May 1745Siege of LouisbourgLouisbourgWar of the Austrian Succession
15 June 1745Naval battle off TatamagoucheTatamagoucheKing George's War
11 July 1746Battle at Port-la-JoyePort-la-Joye–Fort AmherstKing George's War
1746Northeast Coast CampaignBerwickKing George's War
10 February 1747Battle of Grand PréGrand-PréKing George's War
1747Northeast Coast CampaignBerwickKing George's War
30 September 1749Raid on DartmouthDartmouthFather Le Loutre's War
27 November 1749Siege of Grand PreGrand-PréFather Le Loutre's War
1750Battle at St. CroixSt. CroixFather Le Loutre's War
3 September 1750Battle at ChignectoIsthmus of ChignectoFather Le Loutre's War
13 May 1751Raid on DartmouthDartmouthFather Le Loutre's War
8 June 1755Action of 8 June 1755Gulf of Saint LawrenceFrench and Indian War
16 June 1755Battle of Fort BeauséjourSeven Years' War
3 September 1755Battle of PetitcodiacSeven Years' War
8 December 1757Battle of Bloody CreekBloody CreekFrench and Indian War
8 June 1758Siege of LouisbourgLouisbourgFrench and Indian War
26 August 1758Battle of Fort FrontenacKingstonSeven Years' War
1758Gulf of St. Lawrence CampaignGulf of Saint LawrenceFrench and Indian War
1758Lunenburg CampaignLunenburgFrench and Indian War
26 June 1759Siege of QuebecQuebec CitySeven Years' War
31 July 1759Battle of BeauportBeauportSeven Years' War
13 September 1759Battle of the Plains of AbrahamQuebec CitySeven Years' War
4 October 1759St. Francis RaidSaint-François-du-LacFrench and Indian War
28 April 1760Battle of Sainte-FoyQuebec CitySeven Years' War
29 April 1760Siege of QuebecQuebec City
16 May 1760Battle of NeuvilleNeuvilleSeven Years' War
1760Battle of EchoeeTennessee RiverAnglo-Cherokee War
8 July 1760Battle of RestigoucheRestigouche RiverSeven Years' War
24 August 1760Battle of the Thousand IslandsSt. Lawrence RiverSeven Years' War
15 September 1762Battle of Signal HillSt. John'sSeven Years' War
28 May 1763Battle of Point PeleePoint Pelee National Park
1775Raid on Charlottetown (1775)CharlottetownAmerican Revolutionary War
17 September 1775Siege of Fort St. JeanFort Saint-JeanAmerican Revolutionary War
25 September 1775Battle of Longue-PointeMontrealAmerican Revolutionary War
1775Snow CampaignAppalachian MountainsAmerican Revolutionary War
31 December 1775Battle of QuebecQuebec CityAmerican Revolutionary War
1776Battle of Fort CumberlandAmerican Revolution
1776Raid on Canso (1776)CansoAmerican Revolutionary War
25 March 1776Battle of Saint-PierreAmerican Revolutionary War
8 June 1776Battle of Trois-RivièresBattle of Trois-Rivières National Historic SiteAmerican Revolutionary War
1777Battle off YarmouthYarmouthAmerican Revolutionary War
21 July 1781Action of 21 July 1781SydneyAmerican Revolutionary War
1782Battle off HalifaxHalifaxAmerican Revolutionary War
29 May 1782Naval battle off HalifaxAmerican Revolutionary War
1782Raid on Lunenburg, Nova ScotiaLunenburgAmerican Revolution
8 August 1782Hudson Bay expeditionHudson BayAmerican Revolutionary War
1811Battle of Woody PointClayoquot Sound
1812Engagements on Lake OntarioLake OntarioWar of 1812
16 July 1812Battle of River CanardRiver CanardWar of 1812
1812Raid on GananoqueGananoqueWar of 1812
13 October 1812Battle of Queenston HeightsQueenston Heights National Historic Site of CanadaWar of 1812
20 November 1812Battle of Lacolle MillsLacolleWar of 1812
28 November 1812Battle of Frenchman's CreekFrenchman's CreekWar of 1812
1813Battle of Fort GeorgeWar of 1812
27 April 1813Battle of YorkTorontoWar of 1812
6 June 1813Battle of Stoney CreekBattle of Stoney Creek National Historic SiteWar of 1812
24 June 1813Battle of Beaver DamsThoroldWar of 1812
10 September 1813Battle of Lake ErieLake ErieWar of 1812
5 October 1813Battle of the ThamesChatham-KentWar of 1812
26 October 1813Battle of the ChateauguayBattle of the Châteauguay National Historic SiteWar of 1812
11 November 1813Battle of Crysler's FarmBattle of Crysler's Farm National Historic SiteWar of 1812
13 November 1813Battle of Nanticoke Creek
4 March 1814Battle of LongwoodsWar of 1812
30 March 1814Battle of Lacolle MillsBattle of Lacolle National Historic SiteWar of 1812
1814Raid on Port DoverWar of 1812
5 July 1814Battle of ChippawaBattle of Chippawa National Historic SiteWar of 1812
25 July 1814Battle of Lundy's LaneBattle of Lundy's Lane National Historic SiteWar of 1812
4 August 1814Siege of Fort ErieFort ErieWar of 1812
1814Engagements on Lake HuronLake HuronWar of 1812
19 October 1814Battle of Cook's MillsBattle of Cook's Mills National Historic SiteWar of 1812
6 November 1814Battle of Malcolm's MillsOaklandWar of 1812
19 June 1816Battle of Seven OaksBattle of Seven Oaks National Historic SitePemmican War
23 November 1837Battle of Saint-DenisSaint-Denis-sur-RichelieuLower Canada Rebellion
25 November 1837Battle of Saint-CharlesSaint-Charles-sur-RichelieuLower Canada Rebellion
7 December 1837Battle of Montgomery's TavernUpper Canada Rebellion
14 December 1837Battle of Saint-EustacheSaint-EustacheLower Canada Rebellion
3 March 1838Battle of Pelee IslandPelee IslandUpper Canada Rebellion
7 November 1838Battle of LacolleLacolleLower Canada Rebellion
9 November 1838Battle of OdelltownOdelltownLower Canada Rebellion
9 November 1838Battle of Baker's FarmSainte-MartineLower Canada Rebellion
10 November 1838Battle of BeauharnoisBeauharnoisLower Canada Rebellion
12 November 1838Battle of the WindmillBattle of the Windmill National Historic SiteUpper Canada Rebellion
4 December 1838Battle of WindsorMichiganPatriot War
21 November 1856Battle of Port GamblePort Gamble
2 June 1866Battle of RidgewayRidgeway BattlefieldFenian Rising
2 June 1866Battle of Fort ErieFort ErieFenian Rising
1866Pigeon Hill RaidFrelighsburgFenian Rising
1870Wolseley ExpeditionFort GarryRed River Rebellion
25 May 1870Battle of Eccles HillBattle of Eccles Hill National Historic SiteFenian Rising
1870Battle of Trout RiverHuntingdonFenian Rising
25 October 1870Battle of the Belly River
1885Battle of BatocheBatocheNorth-West Rebellion
26 March 1885Battle of Duck LakeBattle of Duck Lake National Historic SiteNorth-West Rebellion
1885Siege of BattlefordBattlefordNorth-West Rebellion
15 April 1885Battle of Fort PittFrenchman Butte No. 501North-West Rebellion
24 April 1885Battle of Fish CreekFish CreekNorth-West Rebellion
2 May 1885Battle of Cut KnifeBattle of Cut Knife Hill National Historic SiteNorth-West Rebellion
28 May 1885Battle of Frenchman's ButteFrenchman Butte No. 501North-West Rebellion
3 June 1885Battle of Loon LakeSteele Narrows Provincial ParkNorth-West Rebellion
1942Battle of BowmanvilleWorld War II
1942Battle of the St. LawrenceGulf of Saint LawrenceWorld War II
1942Battle of the Bell IslandsBell IslandWorld War II
1964Opération CasernesFusiliers Mont-Royal ArmouryFLQ insurgency
1981Operation SoapCanada
date unknownOperation FishWorld War II
date unknownOperation KiebitzWorld War II
date unknownRaid on CansoCansoKing George's War
date unknownair raids on North AmericaNorth AmericaWorld War II

Borders are those of today; the states that fought are named on each page.