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Lundy's Lane

American  
[luhn-deez] / ˈlʌn diz /

noun

  1. a road near Niagara Falls, in Ontario, Canada: battle between the British and Americans in 1814.


Lundy's Lane British  
/ ˈlʌndɪz /

noun

  1. the site, near Niagara Falls, of a major battle (1814) in the War of 1812, in which British and Canadian forces defeated the Americans

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In 1814, the Battle of Lundy’s Lane, one of the bloodiest battles of the War of 1812, took place in present-day Niagara Falls, Ontario, with no clear victor.

From Washington Times

They are called things like Lundy’s Lane and The Maple Leaf Tavern, and they’re all dark, even in daytime, because they aren’t allowed to have windows you can see in through from the street.

From Literature

The British, two thousand strong, were posted just below the Falls, on a ridge at the head of Lundy's Lane.

From Project Gutenberg

General Brown was indignant with General Ripley for leaving the cannon behind, and peremptorily ordered him to reoccupy the heights of Lundy's Lane at daybreak, and remain there till the dead were buried and the guns removed.

From Project Gutenberg

Even the brilliant victories of Chippewa and Lundy's Lane could not dispel the terror inspired by this gathering of her energies.

From Project Gutenberg