Okay so as promised I went to Stoney Creek Battlefield today. The whole area is a National Historical Site. Basically summed up the Battle of Stoney Creek (June 5th of 1813) was the turning point of War of 1812. The Americans lost and stopped their further invasion of Canada. By the end of the Battle of Stoney Creek the Americans surrendered and went back to Niagara on the Lake, they also lost that battle too.

Battlefield House Museum
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y217/dahammer/DCP_1180.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y217/dahammer/DCP_1230.jpg

Image of the Brits coming down the Niagara Escarpment during the battle
http://www.hamilton-scourge.city.hamilton.on.ca/images/408226.jpg

View of the Niagara Escarpment well the re-enactment is happening
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y217/dahammer/DCP_1181.jpg

Yanks firing their cannons - Battlefield monument in the background
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y217/dahammer/DCP_1187.jpg

Brits are advancing with the help of natives
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y217/dahammer/DCP_1194.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y217/dahammer/DCP_1197.jpg

Fire!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y217/dahammer/DCP_1199.jpg

Nice swords
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y217/dahammer/DCP_1202.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y217/dahammer/DCP_1207.jpg

And finally the Yanks surrender
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y217/dahammer/DCP_1209.jpg

Battlefield monument
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y217/dahammer/DCP_1214.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y217/dahammer/DCP_1215.jpg

Went up on the monument - view of the back of Battlefield House Museum
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y217/dahammer/DCP_1218.jpg

Stoney Creek skyline
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y217/dahammer/DCP_1220.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y217/dahammer/DCP_1229.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y217/dahammer/DCP_1231.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y217/dahammer/DCP_1232.jpg

The guy with the big hat is the General
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y217/dahammer/DCP_1236.jpg

Great pics! I'll have to go to that site when I'm in Ontario in August. Can you walk to the top of the monument?

Yep you can get up on the monument. But they won't allow you to get on the very top. They wouldn't let me. The re-enactment is only done twice a year. Cost $5 to get in.

You did good job steeltown :applause: