"What Battlefield is Near Where you Live?" Topic

Inspired by a recent thread –
what historical battlefield is near where you live?

I am in the Kansas City Area. The Battle of Westport is the closest, though the vast majority of it is developed. Mine Creek is about 1/2 hour south, that one is preserved. Lone Jack, Lexington, Lawrence are all in that 1/2hr circle as well. All ACW

The closest would be the Battle of Piqua (Ohio.)

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AWI Battle of Savannah
Ft. Pulaski east of Savannah

10 minutes away from Prestonpans.

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Glen Fruin (1603) – though that was more of a massacre than a "real" battle.

About an hour from Plum Creek (Texans vs. Comanches)

Intriguing question I've never really thought about.

Ok, the nearest one people are likely to have heard of is Barnet (1471), a Yorkist victory in the WoR.

The actual closest, though, appears to be Brentford (1642).

"The battle of Brentford was fought on the 12th November 1642. Following the battle of Edgehill, and after taking Banbury and Oxford, the royalist army eventually advanced on London along the Thames valley. On the 12th a large detachment attacked two parliamentarian regiments quartered in Brentford, that were covering the approach to London from the west. After an initial engagement near Sir Richarrd Wynn's house to the west of Brentford bridge, the battle primarily involved a fight through what was then the small town of Brentford, some 8 miles from the capital."

"Brentford is now wholly encompassed by the urban development of Greater London. However there are limited areas which remain undeveloped within the grounds of Syon House [which is open to the public]… which also saw action at the time of the battle."

30 minutes from Waterloo

Just down the road from ACW Battle of Campbell's Station: link

Closest about 10 miles away:

The Skirmish at Forty Foot Pitch (historically recorded as the Battle of Forty Foot Pitch) occurred on the morning of October 17, 1793. Despite its name, the actual combat took place seven miles north of Fort St. Clair at Ludlow Springs (near modern-day Eaton, Ohio), where Native American forces ambushed a vital U.S. military provision train. [1, 2]
The geographic "Forty Foot Pitch" was a nearby 40-foot cliffside drop where General Anthony Wayne's army had physically carved a diagonal path down into the valley. [1, 2]

The Ambush
* The Mission: Lieutenant John Lowry (Second Legion) and Ensign Boyd (First Legion) were escorting a crucial wagon train of provisions through Preble County toward frontier outposts. [1]
* The Attack: Native American forces under Miami leader Little Turtle launched a sudden ambush. While a significant portion of the U.S. escort fled the scene, a small detachment stayed behind and fought stubbornly against superior numbers. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
* The Fighting Style: The battle devolved into a fierce, "zigzag" style of woodland combat. The militia and Native forces repeatedly fell back, took stands, and advanced against one another until the U.S. force lost almost all their horses. [1]

Known Casualties
The skirmish resulted in heavy officer losses for the small U.S. detachment: [1, 2]
* U.S. Soldiers Killed: Lieutenant John Lowry, Ensign Boyd, Lieutenant Hale, Orderly Sergeant English, and Privates Bowling, Jett, Clinton, and Williams were all killed in action. [1, 2, 3]
* U.S. Soldiers Wounded: A soldier named Madison was among the recorded wounded. [1]
* Native American Casualties: The exact number of Native American warriors killed is historically unknown, though two fallen warriors were left at the scene and subsequently buried near the fort. [1]
* Equipment Loss: The U.S. forces lost nearly all of their supply horses, saving only six. [1]
The fallen soldiers and Native Americans were buried at Fort St. Clair. In memory of these frontier sacrifices, the Historical Society of Preble County historically dedicated November 6th as St. Clair Day. [1]

Most significant and largest:

Battle of the Wabash, about an hour away.

Subject: St. Clair's defeat – Wikipedia


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Battle of Piqua, like 79th, about 30 minutes away.

Braddocks battle,Bushy Run, Fort Necessity, Jumonville where the 7 years war started Fort Ligonier….

My nearest battlefield is Hexham in Northumberland.

LBH, Wagon Box, Fetterman, Rosebud are all within a couple of hours (closer when I lived in Sheridan WY)

A number of AWI battlefields from the 1777 Philadelphia Campaign. The closest (10-15 miles) would be Cooches Bridge and Brandywine. Further afield would be Paoli, Germantown, Trenton, Princeton and Monmouth. Also Red Bank (Ft Mercer).

Not much -- the Battle of Santa Clara (1847). A small force of Californios and American volunteers maneuvered around each other, exchanged some gunfire, accomplished relatively little, and eventually went their separate ways. Nobody appears to have been killed. California was conquered shortly thereafter.

The closest to me are the San Juan Islands, location of the Pig War of 1859. Not a lot of battles occurred around Vancouver, B.C. unless you count the Komagata Maru incident or labour/race riots.

Closest is probably Paoli Massacre battle field