Battle of Crysler's Farm - Quiz
Battle of Crysler s Farm
  • 1. What happened to the site of Crysler's Farm in 1958?
A) It was turned into a museum
B) It was bombed during a conflict
C) It was sold to a private developer
D) It was permanently submerged
  • 2. Which project caused the flooding of the Crysler's Farm site?
A) Niagara Falls Hydro Project
B) Quebec Canal Expansion
C) Moses-Saunders Power Dam
D) St. Lawrence Bridge Project
  • 3. Why did Hampton retire to Plattsburgh?
A) He lacked enough troops
B) He was injured in battle
C) Shortage of supplies
D) He was ordered to retreat by the President
  • 4. What was the result of the American failure at Crysler's Farm and Chateauguay?
A) The war ended immediately
B) The threat to Montreal ended
C) The Americans captured Kingston
D) The British surrendered Upper Canada
  • 5. Where did the American army go for winter quarters?
A) Montreal
B) Plattsburgh
C) French Mills
D) Cornwall
  • 6. What caused Wilkinson's ultimate dismissal from command?
A) A failed attack on a British outpost
B) A court martial for corruption
C) Refusal to follow orders
D) High casualty rates at Crysler's Farm
  • 7. What happened to the British General Service Medal clasp for Crysler's Farm?
A) It was only given to officers
B) It was never issued
C) It was misspelled
D) It was made of gold
  • 8. Which British officer lost a leg during the Raid on Fort Oswego?
A) Pearson
B) Harvey
C) Morrison
D) Mulcaster
  • 9. How many Canadian Army regiments were awarded the Battle Honour 'Crysler's Farm' in 2012?
A) Twelve
B) One
C) Ten
D) Three
  • 10. Who laid a wreath at the Crysler's Farm Battlefield Park on the 2013 bicentennial?
A) Stephen Harper
B) The Governor General
C) The US President
D) The King of England
  • 11. What was the fate of Wilkinson at his court martial?
A) He was exonerated
B) He was imprisoned
C) He was dishonorably discharged
D) He was fined
  • 12. When was the Crysler's Farm monument originally erected?
A) 1895
B) 1813
C) 1920
D) 1958
  • 13. How many rank and file survivors claimed the British General Service Medal in 1847?
A) One hundred
B) Twelve
C) Forty-nine
D) Three
  • 14. What is the present-day location of the monument moved from Crysler's Farm?
A) Cornwall City Hall
B) Crysler's Farm Battlefield Park
C) Ottawa War Museum
D) The St. Lawrence Seaway center
  • 15. Which specific unit is perpetuated by the Rifles Regiment?
A) 89th Regiment of Foot
B) The Royal Irish Regiment
C) The Stormont Highlanders
D) 49th Regiment of Foot
  • 16. How many British soldiers were officially reported killed in Morrison's original despatches?
A) 9
B) 22
C) 148
D) 31
  • 17. What is the revised total of British soldiers killed in the battle?
A) 31
B) 13
C) 22
D) 148
  • 18. How many British soldiers were reported wounded in the revised casualty figures?
A) 13
B) 148
C) 31
D) 22
  • 19. How many American soldiers were reported killed in the official return?
A) 120
B) 102
C) 16
D) 237
  • 20. Which American officer is specifically mentioned as being wounded in the official return?
A) No officers were mentioned
B) General Wilkinson
C) Brigadier General Covington
D) Morrison
  • 21. What was the final tally of American prisoners taken?
A) 120
B) 102
C) 100
D) 14
  • 22. How many American enlisted men were captured after hiding in a swamp?
A) 14
B) 120
C) 100
D) 3
  • 23. How many British soldiers were missing according to the revised totals?
A) 13
B) 22
C) 4
D) 9
  • 24. Who commanded the British skirmish line?
A) Lieutenant Colonel Charles Plenderleath
B) Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Pearson
C) Captain G. W. Barnes
D) Major Frederick Heriot
  • 25. Who commanded the Dundas Militia skirmishers?
A) Captain John Crysler
B) Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Pearson
C) Major Frederick Heriot
D) Captain H. G. Jackson
  • 26. Which detachment occupied buildings on the river bank near the Americans?
A) Captain G. W. Barnes's detachment
B) Major Frederick Heriot's detachment
C) Lieutenant Colonel Charles Plenderleath's detachment
D) Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Pearson's detachment
  • 27. What type of artillery was with Pearson's detachment?
A) A twelve-pounder gun
B) A mountain howitzer
C) A six-pounder gun
D) A mortar
  • 28. Who commanded the British main body's 49th Regiment detachment?
A) Morrison
B) Lieutenant Colonel Charles Plenderleath
C) Captain G. W. Barnes
D) Lieutenant Colonel John Harvey
  • 29. Who commanded the six companies of the 2/89th in the main body?
A) Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Pearson
B) Major Frederick Heriot
C) Morrison
D) Captain G. W. Barnes
  • 30. Who commanded the 21st U.S. Infantry?
A) Covington
B) Colonel John Walbach
C) Colonel Edmund P. Gaines
D) Colonel Eleazer Wheelock Ripley
  • 31. What did Covington mistake the 49th Regiment for?
A) Canadian Militia
B) Indigenous warriors
C) British reinforcements
D) American deserters
  • 32. Who ordered the 49th to capture the American guns?
A) Captain G. W. Barnes
B) Morrison
C) Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Pearson
D) Lieutenant Colonel John Harvey
  • 33. Who led the United States Dragoons in the charge against the 49th?
A) Colonel Eleazer Wheelock Ripley
B) Covington
C) Colonel Edmund P. Gaines
D) Colonel John Walbach
  • 34. Which regiment captured the single American gun that became bogged down?
A) The Canadian Voltigeurs
B) The 2/89th
C) The 49th
D) The Dundas Militia
  • 35. Who held the ravine at the end of the battle before falling back?
A) Colonel Eleazer Wheelock Ripley and Coles
B) Colonel Edmund P. Gaines and Timothy Upham
C) Colonel John Walbach and Boyd
D) Covington and Morrison
  • 36. How many American stragglers reportedly crossed the river during the battle?
A) 1,000
B) 130
C) 500
D) 2,000
  • 37. On what date did Hampton begin his part of the campaign?
A) 2 September
B) 15 September
C) 19 September
D) 16 October
  • 38. Which river flows north from Lake Champlain?
A) Richelieu River
B) St. Lawrence River
C) Chateauguay River
D) Niagara River
  • 39. Where did Hampton shift his forces after finding the Richelieu River route too heavily defended?
A) Fort George
B) Sackett's Harbor
C) Washington
D) Four Corners
  • 40. What date had Armstrong originally intended for Wilkinson's force to set out?
A) 2 September
B) 19 September
C) 15 September
D) 1 October
  • 41. When did the Americans capture Fort George?
A) August
B) May
C) October
D) September
  • 42. When did Boyd's division finally begin its movement to Sackett's Harbor?
A) First week in October
B) 15 September
C) 16 October
D) 2 September
  • 43. Who abandoned the intention of leading the final assault himself?
A) Wilkinson
B) Armstrong
C) Boyd
D) Hampton
  • 44. When did Armstrong depart Sackett's Harbor for Washington?
A) 2 September
B) 19 September
C) 16 October
D) 15 September
  • 45. In which province did the Battle of Crysler's Farm take place?
A) Upper Canada
B) Quebec
C) New York
D) Lower Canada
  • 46. What was the primary outcome of the Battle of Crysler's Farm?
A) The Americans captured Montreal
B) The British abandoned Upper Canada
C) The US captured Kingston
D) The US abandoned the Saint Lawrence campaign
  • 47. Where was Major General James Wilkinson's division to concentrate?
A) Kingston
B) Sackett's Harbor
C) Plattsburgh
D) Montreal
  • 48. Which officer commanded the US Navy squadron on Lake Ontario?
A) Isaac Chauncey
B) Wade Hampton
C) James Wilkinson
D) John Crysler
  • 49. What was the reputation of Major General James Wilkinson?
A) A hero of the Revolutionary War
B) An inexperienced newcomer
C) An unsavoury reputation as a scoundrel
D) A highly respected strategist
  • 50. What was the initial destination of Wilkinson's force after leaving Sackett's Harbor?
A) Grenadier Island
B) French Creek
C) Ogdensburg
D) Cornwall
  • 51. Approximately how many batteaux and small craft left Sackett's Harbor with Wilkinson?
A) 500
B) 300
C) 200
D) 100
  • 52. What weapon did Lieutenant Colonel Moses Porter use to drive away the British gunboats at French Creek?
A) Hot shot
B) Muskets
C) Bayonets
D) Long-range rifles
  • 53. Where did Wilkinson instruct Hampton to meet him?
A) Prescott
B) Cornwall
C) Sackett's Harbor
D) French Creek
  • 54. How many men of the Dundas County Militia fought 1,200 Americans at Point Iroquois?
A) 500
B) 1,000
C) 200
D) 50
  • 55. Who took command of the 2,500-strong reinforced advance guard on 9 November?
A) Winfield Scott
B) Jacob Brown
C) Benjamin Forsyth
D) John Parker Boyd
  • 56. Which fort was cleared by Brown's force along the northern bank of the river?
A) Fort Prescott
B) Fort Cornwall
C) Fort Matilda
D) Fort Sackett
  • 57. Where did Wilkinson set up his headquarters late on 10 November?
A) Cook's Tavern
B) Grenadier Island
C) French Creek
D) Point Iroquois
  • 58. Where did the British initially believe Wilkinson's force was heading?
A) Kingston
B) Prescott
C) Sackett's Harbor
D) Crysler's Farm
  • 59. Who was the Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada during the event?
A) Isaac Chauncey
B) Sir George Prevost
C) Joseph Wanton Morrison
D) Francis de Rottenburg
  • 60. What was the initial size of the Corps of Observation?
A) 650 men
B) 240 men
C) 900 men
D) 2,500 men
  • 61. Where did the British troops disembark on 9 November?
A) Sackett's Harbor
B) Kingston
C) Crysler's Farm
D) Prescott
  • 62. How many men were added to Morrison's force at Prescott?
A) 240
B) 900
C) 650
D) 500
  • 63. What was the total strength of Morrison's force after reinforcements?
A) 650
B) 1,200
C) 2,500
D) 900
  • 64. What kind of crops were planted at Crysler's Farm that created muddy conditions?
A) Fall wheat
B) Corn
C) Tobacco
D) Barley
  • 65. Who commanded the American attack during the battle?
A) Boyd
B) Morgan Lewis
C) Jacob Brown
D) Wilkinson
  • 66. What geographical feature did the American boats have to face after the battle?
A) Thousand Islands
B) Sackett's Harbor falls
C) Long Sault rapids
D) French Creek
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