LAST INVASIONS AND LAST BATTLES OF THE WAR 435-460
Americans, in two divisions, under command of Brigadier-Generals
Scott and Ripley, cross the river and land on the Canadian
side above and below Fort Erie, which is commanded by Major
Buck, and surrendered without firing a shot, to the great loss
of the British, and to the great advantage of the Americans 435
General Brown, with a force of over 4,000 troops, advances
down the river from Fort Erie, with a view of taking Chippewa;
is encountered by General Riall, who is compelled to retire
to the rear of his works at Chippewa; heroism of the Lincoln
Militia 436
General Riall retires to Fort George, pursued by General
Brown; pillage of the American soldiers and officers in the
neighbourhood of Fort George 437
Both armies reinforced; General Brown in difficulties;
retreats towards Chippewa; is pursued by General Riall; burns
the village of St. David's; makes a stand at Lundy's Lane--called
Bridgewater by the Americans 437
Battle of Lundy's Lane; preliminaries to it 438
The battle itself; protracted and bloody struggle; Americans
retreat to beyond Chippewa 439
Forces engaged; losses on both sides; victory absurdly claimed
on the American side 441
American army retreats to Fort Erie, pursued by General Drummond,
who invests the fort 443
Storming the fort; terrible conflict; on the point of victory
a magazine blown up, destroying all the British soldiers who
had entered the fort--including Colonels Drummond and Scott--compelling
the retirement of the assailants; British losses severe 444
The enemy shut up for a month in the fort by the British investment 445
At the expiration of a month the enemy makes a sortie,
with his whole force; surprises and destroys the batteries;
a bloody conflict; the enemy compelled to return to the fort
with a loss of 600 men 445
Incessant rains prevent General Drummond repairing his batteries;
he raises the siege and tries in vain to bring General Brown
to a general engagement, but he evades it and evacuates Fort Erie 446
Thus terminates the last American invasion of Canada, without
acquiring possession of an inch of Canadian territory 446
Summary review of Canadian loyalty, and the causes,
characteristics, and the results of the war, in an address
delivered at Queenston Heights, near Brock's Monument, by
the author, at the anniversary of the Battle of Lundy's
Lane, July, 1875 447