Battle of Longwoods.ca | at Battle Hill on March 4, 1814

Today in American Military History -- 1814 Here's an obscure one!

Battle of Longwood: Americans defeat the British, near Wardsville, Ontario.
Took place just before dusk on March 4, 1814 on the Longwoods Road at 20 Mile Creek (20 miles west of Delaware) the site is now know as 2945 Longwoods Road, in the Municipality of Southwest Middlesex, Ontario. The site is locally known as Battle Hill.

The Battle of Longwoods represented a major turning point in the war in the London District. The British subsequently withdrew from Delaware to Burford, turning this part of Upper Canada into a no-man’s land, subject to American raids from Detroit against area farms in search of food and supplies. Settlers in Thames Valley were constantly robbed and pillaged. Many frightened families abandoned their farms and did not return when the war ended late in 1814.