On the south side of the road.

A tall, pyramid-shaped cairn built from rough fieldstones with a bronze plaque on its front commemorating the Battle of Beaver Dams, fought on June 24, 1813, during the War of 1812. The plaque recounts how American forces were ambushed and compelled to surrender, bringing an end to large-scale U.S. incursions in the Niagara region. The monument was first erected on the battlefield in 1923, later moved in 1976 to Battle of Beaverdams Park.Placed by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, the plaque is bilingual in English and French.

Source of photos: www.veterans.gc.ca

BEAVER DAMS

Following their repulse at Stoney Creek the Americans sent a

force from Fort George to destroy a British advanced post at

Beaver Dams. Warned of their approach by an Indian scout

and by Laura Secord, a force of Iroquois from Caughnawaga

and the Grand River, led by Captains Dominique Ducharme

and William Kerr, ambushed the attackers near here on 24

June 1813, and compelled them to surrender to Lieutenant

James Fitzgibbon of the regular British army. After this defeat

the Americans did not again venture out in force, leaving the

British in control of the area.

Après leur déconvenue à Stoney Creek, les Américains en-

voyèrent des troupes du fort George pour dètruire l'avant-

garde de Beaver Dams. Avertis par un éclaireur indien et

Laura Secord, un groupe d'Iroquois de Caughnawaga et de la

rivière Grand, dirigé par les capitaines Dominique Ducharme

et William Kerr, tendit une embuscade aux assaillants et les

obligea à se rendre au lieutenant James Fitzgibbon, de l'armée

britannique . Cette défaite du 24 juin 1813 mit un terme aux

incursions américaines dans la région, qui est alors restée aux

mains des Britanniques.

Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada

Commission des lieux et monuments historiques du Canada