The Annals of the War Illustrated By a Selection of Historical Ballads
The Annals of the War Illustrated By a Selection of Historical Ballads
J M John Murdoch Harper
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On the other hand, Major-General Brown was in charge of the American army concentrated around Black Rock and Buffalo, where hundreds of new recruits were being drilled and brought into line for the coming campaign. In all, there were over five thousand of a concentration of troops in Brown s hands. At length, on the 3rd of July, notwithstanding Riall s watchfulness, the larger part of the American army did find its way across the river into Canadian territory. Fort Erie was the first place seiz...ed upon, after its garrison had surrendered without putting forth much of an effort to hold their own. Next day the invaders by a forced march had reached the stream known as Street s Creek, with the intention of making an assault on Fort Chippawa, situated, as it was, a mile or so from the bridge that spanned the River Chippawa. On the morning of the 5th of July, General Riall, who had hurried forward reinforcements from Fort George to the support of the Canadian army around Chippawa including, as 90 THE ANNALS OF THE WAR they did, regulars, militia, and Indians decided to make an advance against the American lines drawn up on both sides of Street s Creek.
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