Battle of Beaver Dams [SEP] point in time
Battle of Beaver Dams
The Battle of Beaver Dams took place on 24 June 1813, during the War of 1812. An American column marched from Fort George and attempted to surprise a British outpost at Beaver Dams, billeting themselves overnight in the village of Queenston, Ontario. Laura Secord, a resident of Queenston, had earlier learned of the American plans, and had struck out on a long and difficult trek to warn the British at Decou's stone house near present-day Brock University. When the Americans resumed their march
- Beaver Dam Township, Missouri
- Beaver Dam Township, North Carolina
- Beaver Dam Mountains Wilderness, in Arizona and Utah
- South Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
- Beaver Dam Lake, a lake in Wisconsin
- Beaver Dam River, a river in Wisconsin
Battles.
- Battle of Beaver Dam Creek, in the American Civil War
- Battle of Beaver Dams, in the War of 1812