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{{Short description|Engagement during the war of 1812}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2023}} {{Use American English|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox Military Conflict|
conflict=Skirmish at Farnham Church
|image=Farnham Church (Episcopal), State Routes 602 & 607, Farnham (Richmond County, Virginia).jpg
|image_size=300px
|caption=[[Farnham, Virginia|North Farnham Church]], site of the battle
|partof=[[War of 1812]]
|date=December 6, 1814
|place=[[Farnham, Virginia|Farnham]], [[Virginia]]
|coordinates={{coord|37|53|11|N|76|37|31|W|region:US-VA_type:event|display=inline,title}}
|result=American victory
* British withdrawal
|combatant1={{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom]]
|combatant2={{flag|United States|1795}}
|commander1={{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Sir George Cockburn, 10th Baronet|Sir George Cockburn]]
|commander2={{flagicon|United States|1795}} Unknown
|strength1=4 Royal Marines<br/>10 Regulars
|strength2=Around 30-40 Militia 
|casualties1=12 Killed<br/>6 Wounded<br/>4 Taken prisoner
|casualties2=5 Killed<br/>3 Wounded
}}
{{Campaignbox War of 1812: Chesapeake campaign}}

The '''Skirmish at Farnham Church''' was an engagement during the [[War of 1812]]. The British bombarded [[Farnham, Virginia|North Farnham Church]] and assaulted the church on land. The strength of either side is unknown, but the battle was fought between British troops and Virginia [[militia]]. The engagement at the northern end of the Farnham Church complex occurred on December 6, 1814, the British failed to capture their target. 
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==See also==
*[[American South theatre of the War of 1812]]
*[[British occupation of St. Marys and Cumberland Island]]
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==References==

*{{cite book |last=James |first=William |authorlink=William James (naval historian) |title=A full and correct account of the military occurrences of the late war between Great Britain and the United States of America; with an appendix, and plates |url=https://archive.org/details/afullandcorrect00jamegoog |year=1818 |publisher=Printed for the author and distributed by Black et al. |location=London  |isbn=0-665-35743-5 |oclc=2226903 }}
* [[Walter R. Borneman|Borneman, Walter R]] (2004). ''1812: The War That Forged a Nation.'' New York: HarperCollins Publishers. {{ISBN|978-0-06-053112-6}}.
*{{cite book |last=Hickey |first=Donald R |title=The War of 1812 : a forgotten conflict |year=1989 |publisher=Univ. of Illinois Press |location=Urbana |isbn=0-252-01613-0 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/warof1812forgo00hick }}

{{Battles of the War of 1812}}

[[Category:Battles involving the United States|Farnham Church]]
[[Category:Conflicts in 1814|Farnham Church]]
[[Category:Battles of the War of 1812]]
[[Category:Battles in Virginia]]
[[Category:Battles of the Chesapeake campaign|Farnham Church]]
[[Category:Naval battles of the War of 1812|Farnham Church]]
[[Category:1814 in Virginia]]
[[Category:December 1814]]