New York, Ogdensburg Battlefield Trail Historical Markers
Markers highlighting the 1813 Battle of Ogdensburg, including the buildup to, and its aftermath, as well as markers dealing with the battle that are not part of the Ogdensburg Battlefield Trail.
As the British troops marched from State
Street, west along Ford Street, they arrived at a
store located on the south side of Ford near what
used to be Isabella Street.
They entered the storeroom used as an arsenal
and were faced by a . . . — — Map (db m249308) HM
The Attack On
The Fort
On February 22, George Washington's birthday,
British forces, about 800 strong, launched their attack on
Ogdensburgh. Colonel "Red George” MeDonnell, who had
long argued that Ogdensburgh's American stronghold . . . — — Map (db m152859) HM
In late July of 1812, a U.S. Army rifle company arrived on the Northern Border. It was commanded by Captain Benjamin Forsyth, "a big dashing daredevil from North Carolina," who had his own opinions on the way to wage a war. Along the Northern . . . — — Map (db m75732) HM
This fort served a strategic role in the conduct of military campaigns that shaped our country.
A British Foothold in the St. Lawrence Valley
Fort de la Présentation was renamed Fort Oswegatchie by the British when they occupied the . . . — — Map (db m75838) HM
On February 6, 1813, Captain Benjamin Forsyth learned from his spies and Canadian sympathizers that the British were holding a large number of Americans in the jail at Brockville. Repeated reports indicated that the Americans were being cruelly . . . — — Map (db m75740) HM
By 1812, when war broke out along the border with Canada, Ogdensburgh, like other Northern bordertowns, saw little sense in Mr. Madison's War.
When Captain Benjamin Forsyth and General Jacob Brown arrived in the community, they discovered . . . — — Map (db m75742) HM
Northern Front American War planners ignored Ogdensburg as a way to choke off the British supply lines, instead focusing their attention and troops on grandiose invasions like General James Wilkinson's ill-fated march on Montreal, illustrated . . . — — Map (db m75734) HM
If you had been living in Ogdensburg during the
American Revolution, you would have been
fighting on the British side, against the American colonies
who were fighting for independence. The British
captured Fort La Présentation in 1760 on . . . — — Map (db m249246) HM
PHASE ONE The British launch their attack on Ogdensburgh by sending a two pronged attack on Ogdensburgh. One column is sent against the rifle company at the point, while a second force marches against the village. A column of 300 Prescott . . . — — Map (db m249013) HM
Sheriff Joseph York's Stand
After the British captured Captain Giles Kellogg's artillery position, only St. Lawrence County Sheriff Joseph York stood between the British forces and their
capture of Ogdensburgh.
Unfortunately, the . . . — — Map (db m152883) HM
Colonel "Red George” McDonnell had not reckoned with the gallantry of Ogdensburgh's militia when he led his forces into the village. While a separate force attacked Forsyth's forces on Lighthouse Point, McDonnell and his 500 men
attacked the . . . — — Map (db m152879) HM
February 22, 1813
British Lieutenant Colonel "Red" George Macdonnell led a force of about 650 soldiers and artillery across the ice to attack the American garrison at Ogdensburg commanded by Captain Benjamin Forsyth. Macdonnell moved to put . . . — — Map (db m75895) HM
7,000 US forces came ashore near here. November 6 1813. Left vessels to march around Ogdensburg. Local residents assisted in moving supplies. — — Map (db m78332) HM
Even though the Patriots only numbered about 180 in the windmill, Ogdensburg was home to a host of sympathizers, many of whom were prevented by the American infantry from joining or supplying their comrades. But many of the most vocal and active . . . — — Map (db m75729) HM
Prescott's military heritage from its earliest days during the War of 1812 is symbolized by this reproduction of a late 18th/early 19th century cannon. Several sleigh mounted cannons were used during the historic raid on . . . — — Map (db m249379) HM
On the morning of February 22, 1813, Lieutenant-Colonel "Red George" Macdonell of the Glengarry Light Infantry set out from Prescott with a force of some 480 regulars and militia to capture the strong United States military post at Ogdensburg. The . . . — — Map (db m86971) HM
English: The first Fort Wellington was erected on this site during the War of 1812 to shelter British regular troops and Canadian militia defending the vital St. Lawrence River transportation route. In February 1813 those soldiers crossed . . . — — Map (db m209406) HM
