The Loyalists Of America And Their Times Vol 2

Author : Egerton Ryerson
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ISBN 13 : 9781330955482
Total Pages : 518 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (554 download)

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Download or read book The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 2 of 2 written by Egerton Ryerson and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-08 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 2 of 2: From 1620 to 1816 These successes but preliminary to the Canadian victories of Chateauguay, and Chrysler's Farm; Battle of Chateauguay; General Hampton, with 5,000 men, defeated by the skill and courage of Colonel De Salaberry with 300 Canadians; the battle described, and the close of it witnessed, by the Governor-General Prevost and Major-General DeWatteville; General Hampton with his demoralized army retires into winter quarters at Plattsburg; Next expedition against Montreal by the St. Lawrence, under command of General Wilkinson, with a force of 10,000 men; the American soldiers promised grand winter quarters at Montreal; American army descends the St. Lawrence from near Kingston in 300 boats; is followed by a detachment of the British from Kingston, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Morrison, who overtakes and skirmishes with divisions of the American army on the way; at the American post, at the town of Hamilton, takes a considerable quantity of provisions and stores, and two pieces of ordinance; Battle of Chrysler's Farm; American force engaged between 3,000 and 4,000 men; the British forces were about 800 rank and file; preliminaries and description of the battle, said to be the most squarely and scientifically fought battle of the war; Losses; General Wilkinson's testimony as to the loyalty and courage of the Canadians; General Wilkinson proceeds down the St. Lawrence with his flotilla; disappointment and mortification at General Hampton's disobedience and failure to meet him at St. Regis; crosses the St. Lawrence and retires into winter quarters at Salmon River; The campaign of the season terminated in Lower Canada; the Canadian militia dismissed to their homes with thanks and applause; British Victories in Upper Canada; In December, 1813, Lieutenant-General Drummond supersedes Major-General DeRottenburgh in command of Upper Canada, and proceeds to York and head of the Lake at Burlington Heights; despatches Colonel Murray to arrest the predatory incursions of General McClure in the neighbourhood of Fort George, of which he was then in possession; McClure's plundering the inhabitants; his barbarous act in burning the town of Newark (Niagara), and flight to the American side of the river; The British, under command of Colonel Murray, take Fort Niagara, the whole garrison, and much warlike supplies; Lewiston, Manchester, Black Rock and Buffalo destroyed in retaliation for the burning of Newark (Niagara), and exposure of 400 women and children, by McClure About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.