Battle of Hoople's Creek

Battle of Hoople's Creek
	Part of War of 1812
Date	November 10, 1813
Location	Hoople's Creek, Stormont County, Upper Canada
Result	American victory
Belligerents
Upper Canada	United States
Commanders and leaders
Maj. Dennis; Col. Neil McLean; Capt. Donald Macdonell	Gen. Jacob Brown; Maj. Benjamin Forsyth; Gen. Winfield Scott
Units involved
1st Regiment of Stormont Militia; 2nd Regiment of Glengarry Militia; Mohawk Warriors	1st U.S. Rifles
Strength
500	300+
Casualties and losses
1 wounded	Several wounded

The Battle of Hoople's Creek, (also known as Hoople Creek), was a skirmish fought on November 10, 1813, as a precursor to the Battle of Crysler's Farm.^[2]

The Stormont and Glengarry Militias fought the 1st U.S. Rifles along the banks of Hoople's Creek in Stormont County, delaying the American advance to Cornwall and allowing for the evacuation important military supplies from the town.^[3] The delay also gave Gen. Morrison precious time to consolidate his forces around Crysler's farm for the decisive battle.^[4]

Mary Hoople lived on the farm by the creek where the battle was fought and tried unsuccessfully to save the life of an invading American rifleman wounded at the battle on November 10, 1813.^[5]^[6] After the War, the U.S. government compensated her for compassion.

References

^ https://www.historynet.com/backwoodsmen-and-militia-repeatedly-beat-off-americans-in-1812-14/"At Hoople Creek, west of present-day Cornwall, Ontario, on the evening of November 10, Wilkinson’s vanguard encountered and drove off 500 local Canadian militiamen. Behind Wilkinson, the Corps of Observation bedded down at a farm owned by one John Crysler, near the town of Morrisburg. The American rear guard was two miles upstream"
^ Boss C.D., Lt-Col. W. (1952). The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders 1783 – 1951. The Runge Press Limited. p. 63.
^ Graves, Donald (1999). Field of Glory: The Battle of Crysler's Farm. Jaguar Book Group.
^ Boss C.D., Lt-Col. W. (1952). The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders 1783 – 1951. The Runge Press Limited. p. 63.
^ "History of Cornwall". Cornwall Community Museum. Cornwall Community Museum. 2015.
^ Elizabeth L. Hoople (1967). The Hooples of Hoople's Creek. Internet Archive. the ryerson press toronto. p. 59.

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[1] ttps://www.historynet.com/backwoodsmen-and-militia-repeatedly-beat-off-americans-in-1812-14/"At Hoople Creek, west of present-day Cornwall, Ontario, on the evening of November 10, Wilkinson’s vanguard encountered and drove off 500 local Canadian militiamen. Behind Wilkinson, the Corps of Observation bedded down at a farm owned by one John Crysler, near the town of Morrisburg. The American rear guard was two miles upstream"

[2] Boss C.D., Lt-Col. W. (1952). The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders 1783 – 1951. The Runge Press Limited. p. 63.

[3] Graves, Donald (1999). Field of Glory: The Battle of Crysler's Farm. Jaguar Book Group.

[4] Boss C.D., Lt-Col. W. (1952). The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders 1783 – 1951. The Runge Press Limited. p. 63.

[5] "History of Cornwall". Cornwall Community Museum. Cornwall Community Museum. 2015.

[6] Elizabeth L. Hoople (1967). The Hooples of Hoople's Creek. Internet Archive. the ryerson press toronto. p. 59.

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