Battle of La Belle-Famille
Part of the French and Indian War
Date July 24, 1759 Location two miles south of Fort Niagara Result British-Iroquois victory
Belligerents
France	Britain Iroquois Confederacy
Commanders
Captain Francois de Lignery	Lt. Colonel Eyre Massey Sayenqueraghta
Strength
800 regular and militia 500 Indian	350 regular 100 New York militia 450 Iroquois
Casualties and losses
at least 334 killed at least 96 captured

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The Battle of La Belle-Famille occurred on July 24, 1759 during the French and Indian War near the portage of the Niagara river, when a French relief force for the French garrison at Fort Niagara was ambushed and defeated by British and Indian forces.

The British knew of the French approach well in advance and constructed a breastwork across the road about two miles south of Fort Niagara. The French were ambushed and their force totally destroyed.

References

1. Dunnugan, Brian Leigh, Siege - 1759, The Campaign against Niagara, 1996, ISBN 0-941967-15-8

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