List of American flag officers killed during the War of 1812

Over the course of the War of 1812, several high ranking American officers were killed. Note that until 1857, Captain was the highest rank in the United States Navy.

List +RankNameCommandDate of DeathPlace of DeathCause of DeathRef.Brigadier GeneralJames LinganMaryland State Militia28 July 1812Baltimore, MarylandKilled during the 1812 Baltimore riots.Peters, pp. 126–128Brigadier GeneralZebulon PikeLanding force of the Army of the North27 April 1813York, Upper CanadaKilled by debris from firearm magazine explosion during the Battle of York.CaptainJames LawrenceUSS Chesapeake4 June 1813USS ChesapeakeDied of wounds received during the Battle of Boston HarborBrigadier GeneralLeonard CovingtonThird Brigade14 November 1813French Mills, New YorkDied of wounds received during the Battle of Crysler's Farm.Brigadier GeneralJohn Swift14 July 1814Queenston, Upper CanadaDied of wounds received during the failed invasion of Fort George.Thomson, John Lewis (1848). History of the Second War Between the United States and Great Britain. pgs. 360-361.Brigadier GeneralBenjamin HowardEighth Military Department18 September 1814St. Louis, MissouriDied of an illness after an expedition against Native American villages around Lake Pimiteoui.

See also List of British flag officers killed during the War of 1812

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