The Documentary History Of The Campaign On The Niagara Frontier 1814

Author : Ernest Cruikshank
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780265443958
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (439 download)

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Download or read book The Documentary History of the Campaign on the Niagara Frontier in 1814 written by Ernest Cruikshank and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Documentary History of the Campaign on the Niagara Frontier in 1814: Edited for the Lundy's Lane Historical Society With your whole force thus concentrated in an advantageous and Open position, the Lieut. - General has no apprehension Of youi not being equal or superior to anything the enemy can bring against you. On the contrary, if correct information Of the enemy's move ments be fortunately Obtained by you in time to enable you to effect your Own concentrative movements with that precipitation (thatrock which has so Often been fatal to the success Of our Operations) Lieut. -general Drummond feels confident that, notwithstanding the proverbial caution Of General Harrison, an Opportunity will be afforded you Of effecting by one action, the defeat, capture, or destruction of a considerable part Of the enemy's disposable force. It is clearly to be understood that the abandonment, even for a moment, by the troops under youi command, of their advanced position on the frontier for the purpose Of concentrating at Burling ton, is a measure which the lieut.-general would approve only in the event, clearly ascertained, Of the actual advance Of the enemy in great force from the westward. If the enemy's principal force be assembled on, the Niagara frontier and smaller bodies advance fiom the westward and from Long Point for the purpose Of threatening your rear it will be sufficient (as no serious attack will in that case be apprehended) if you order the troops at Burlington to make a forward movement for the purpose Of taking a position, say at Burford or Ancaster, 01 to dispute the passage Of the Grand River, where the detachments at Long Point and Oxford can fall back on them; and the whole, with such Indians and militia as can be assembled, form a corps Of Observation sufficient to keep in check the enemy's force and cover your rear. 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.