Wilkinson takes command of the northern army -- Plan of the
campaign -- Hampton entrusted with the 5th military district
and takes position at Plattsburg -- Quarrel between the two
Generals -- Hampton advances, against orders, into Canada:
is defeated -- Concentration of Wilkinson's army -- Moves
down the St. Lawrence -- Its picturesque aspect -- Harassed
by the enemy -- Battle of Chrystler's field -- Hampton
refuses to join him -- The expedition abandoned and the
armies retire to winter-quarters -- Disappointment and
indignation of the war party, and gratification of the
Federalists -- Abandonment of Fort George and burning of
Newark -- Loss of Fort Niagara and burning of Buffalo and
the settlements along the river -- Retaliation -- Gloomy
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