Battle of Big Sandy Creek

Battle of Big Sandy Creek
	Part of the War of 1812
	; Battle of Big Sandy Creek
Date	May 29–30, 1814
Location	Ellisburg, New York
Result	American-Oneida victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom	United States; Oneida
Commanders and leaders
Stephen Popham ; Francis Brockell Spilsbury	Melancthon T. Woosley; Daniel Appling
Strength
155–157 Royal Marines and sailors; 3 gunboats; 2 cutters; 1 gig	150 riflemen; 120-130 Oneida Indians
Casualties and losses
13–14 killed ; 30 wounded ; 142–143 captured; 3 gunboats captured; 2 cutters captured; 1 gig captured	2 wounded

The Battle of Big Sandy Creek was fought in northwestern New York on May 29–30, 1814, during the War of 1812. American troops and Oneida Indians launched an attempted surprise attack on British troops and sailors, who were pursuing them inland from Lake Ontario.

With the loss of a boat, and its subsequent discovery by British forces, the Americans lost the element of surprise prior to the battle. Nevertheless, the strategy was still implemented successfully, forcing the entire British force to surrender and ending their advance.