. The story of the Dominion : four hundred years in the annals of half a continent ; a history of Canada from its early discovery and settlement to the present time ; embracing its growth, progress and achievements in the pursuits of peace and war. ott and on the way to effect a junction with an army under GeneralHampton which was to meet them at the mouth of the Boyd, with 2,500 men, was marching along the shore fol-lowed by 800 British troops under Colonel Morrison who hadresolved to attack the enemy at a place called Chrystlers Farm. Theresult was one of the most complet
. The story of the Dominion : four hundred years in the annals of half a continent ; a history of Canada from its early discovery and settlement to the present time ; embracing its growth, progress and achievements in the pursuits of peace and war. ott and on the way to effect a junction with an army under GeneralHampton which was to meet them at the mouth of the Boyd, with 2,500 men, was marching along the shore fol-lowed by 800 British troops under Colonel Morrison who hadresolved to attack the enemy at a place called Chrystlers Farm. Theresult was one of the most complete victories of the war, the Ameri-cans losing many prisoners besides 339 officers and men, killed orwounded. The British loss was 181. Boyd immediately returned tohis boats and joined Wilkinson. They then proceeded to the placeat which the junction with Hampton was to be made and fromwhence they were to advance upon Montreal. Meanwhile, Hampton had marched from Lake Champlain with7,000 men toward the mouth of the Chateauguay. At this point, andamid the natural difficulties of forest surroundings, he was met on thenight of October 25th by Colonel de Salaberry in command of 300French-Canadian militia and a few Indians and supported by Colonel. s u <u u THE WAR OF iSt2-ij^ 201 McDonell with another rVench contini^cnt of 600 men, who had madethe most rapid forced march in Canadian history and had reachedChateauguay the day before the battle. The Americans advancedupon the hidden first line with 4,000 men, but, on driving it back, theymet the second line under Colonel McDonell and, there, encounteredthe stratagem of buglers placed at considerable distances apart andsounding their instruments so as to give the impression of large num-bers, while at the same time the bewildering yells and war-cries ofsome fifty scattered Indians immensely increased the uproar andtumult. The immediate result was the defeat of the American forces,their retreat on the following day and their consequen
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