Fort Erie in Niagara Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Fort Erie, Pro Patria Mori Cairn
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 28, 2011
1. Fort Erie, Pro Patria Mori Cairn Marker
[Text on the base of the Cairn:]
150 British Officers and Men
Who fell in the attack on Fort Erie
On the 26th day of August, 1814, and three
of the defenders, men of the United States
Infantry, whose remains were discovered
during the restoration of Fort Erie
1938 & 1939
[Text on first of 2 plaques mounted on the Cairn:]
Officers and Seamen of
the Royal Navy, The Off-
icers, Non commissioned
Officers and Privates
of the Royal Artillery,
Royal engineers, Royal
Marines, 1st Royal Scots
19th Light Dragoons, 6th,
8th (Kings) 41st, 82nd,
89th, 103rd, 104th, and
DeWatteville's Regiments,
the Glengarry Light Infa-
ntry and the Incorporated
Militia who fell during
the seige of Fort Erie,
August and September
- 1814 -
[Text on second of 2 plaques mounted on the Cairn:]
During seige of Fort Erie
Colonel Hercules Scott
103rd Reg't.
Lieut-Colonel Wm Drummond
104th Reg't.
Lieut-Colonel John Gordon
Royal Scots
Captain R.D. Patteson 6th Reg't.
Captain Torrens 8th Reg't.
Captain J.M. Wright 82nd Reg't.
Captain Ed. Walker Incor. Militia
Lieut. Coples Radcliffe, R.N.
Lieut. Noel, Royal Scots
Lieut. J. Rutledge Royal Scots
Lieut. Barstow, 8th Reg't.
Lieut. Pellichody De Watterville's
Reg't
Ensign C. Langford 82nd Reg't
Erected 1904.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Forts and Castles • War of 1812. A significant historical date for this entry is August 26, 1814.
Location. 42° 53.653′ N, 78° 55.383′ W. Memorial is in Fort Erie, Ontario, in Niagara Region. It is on Lakeshore Road just south of Dominion Road, on the right when traveling south. This historic marker is located in the Old Fort Erie Historical Park. In order to see this historic marker one must park your
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Regionally, this memorial is on Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe and in Niagara Canada. It is also in Central Canada. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and Ruperts Land.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The First Fort Erie (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Capture of the "Ohio" and "Somers" (about 120 meters away); a different marker also named Fort Erie (about 120 meters away); Niagara's Freedom Trail - The Crossing (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); The Royal Canadian Legion - Frontier Branch 71 - Lest We Forget
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 28, 2011
2. Fort Erie, Pro Patria Mori Cairn Marker
Close up view of the text at the base of the cairn.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 28, 2011
3. Fort Erie, Pro Patria Mori Cairn Marker
Close-up view of the text on the first of 2 plaques mounted on the Cairn.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 28, 2011
4. Fort Erie, Pro Patria Mori Cairn Marker
Close-up view of the text on the second of 2 plaques mounted on the Cairn.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 28, 2011
5. Fort Erie, Pro Patria Mori Cairn Marker
View of the cairn as seen from the Visitor Center along the pathway to Fort Erie.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 28, 2011
6. Fort Erie, Pro Patria Mori Cairn Marker
View of the cairn as seen from the walls of Fort Erie.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 28, 2011
7. Fort Erie, Pro Patria Mori Cairn Marker
View of the cairn as seen looking west from Lakeshore Road.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 28, 2011
8. Fort Erie, Pro Patria Mori Cairn Marker
View of the cairn looking northeast through an opening in the fortified defenses of the fort.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 5, 2012, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,046 times since then and 19 times this year. Last updated on August 29, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on April 5, 2012, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
