LUNDY'S LANE, BATTLE or. A battle fought along a roadway known as Lundy's Lane, about miles from Niagara Fall-, on the Canadian side, on .)illy •5, 1814, between an American force 'under the command tirst of General Scott and then of I ;en. Jaeob Brown, and a greatly superior llritish force under the command of General Mall. On the after noon of the 25th General Brown, stationed with the American army at Chippewa, or dered General Scott, with about 131,0 men, to advance toward Queenstown. The movement be gan between five and six o'clock. and after march ing for about 3u miles General Scott (-time upon a British force posted along Lundy's Lane. Ile immediately decided to attack. Major .Jesup, commanding the American right, turned the British left, capturing a number of prisoners, including General Riall, but the American centre and left were less successful, though they held the greater part of their ground against superior numbers. Before nightfall General brown ar
rived with reenforeements. and the fighting con tinued until some time after dark, little material advantage having been gained on either side excepting the capture of a strong battery by the Americans under the immediate connnond of Col. James Miller. Generals Brown and Scott having been wounded, the command of the Americans de volved on Gen. E. W. Ripley. who, after holding possession of the field for about an hour, re tired to the original American encampment. The British force, including reenforeements which ar rived during the battle. numbered altogether about 451(0 men: that of the Americans about •000. The American loss was 171 killed. 571 wounded. and 110 missing; while the British lost 84 killed. 559 wounded, and 235 prisoners. The battle is also known as the battle of Bridgewater and the battle of Niagara.