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