A history of the United States . inst Montreal, but suffered adisgraceful repulse at ChrystlersFarm. Meanwhile General WadeHampton, who had marched fromPlattsburg to the St. Lawrencewith 4000 men to cooperate inthe attack on Montreal, grewtired of waiting for Wilkinsonand returned to Plattsburg with-out orders. Hampton resignedfrom the service and Wilkinsonwas whitewashed by a court-martial. At the close of thecampaign on Lake Ontario andthe St. Lawrence neither sidehad any marked advantage. Each occupied about the same territory that it held at thebeginning. The American campaign of 1814 was
A history of the United States . inst Montreal, but suffered adisgraceful repulse at ChrystlersFarm. Meanwhile General WadeHampton, who had marched fromPlattsburg to the St. Lawrencewith 4000 men to cooperate inthe attack on Montreal, grewtired of waiting for Wilkinsonand returned to Plattsburg with-out orders. Hampton resignedfrom the service and Wilkinsonwas whitewashed by a court-martial. At the close of thecampaign on Lake Ontario andthe St. Lawrence neither sidehad any marked advantage. Each occupied about the same territory that it held at thebeginning. The American campaign of 1814 was better managed onthe Canadian frontier. General Jacob Brown was placedin command of the whole Ontario line. He col-lected his forces at Sacketts Harbor and then aroundadvanced to Niagara, where General Winficld Niagara,Scott had his little force well organized and dis-ciplined. The Americans crossed the Niagara River andon July 5 Scott gallantly won the battle of Chippewa, theAmerican loss being 297 and the British 515. Ten days. Operations Around Niagara. 244 . National Organization later, the main body under Brown having joined Scott, adesperate battle was fought at Lundys Lane. The Ameri-cans claimed the victory, but their losses were heavier thanthe British and they soon retired to Fort Erie, where theyremained shut up by the British until they finally recrossedthe river. This was the end of offensive operations againstCanada. Meanwhile Napoleon had been overthrown and in MayEngland had made peace with France. The British govern-The British ^^^ut at once decided to tighten the blockadetake the and to send to America a large force of veteran ensive troops, trained in the wars against British were now in a position to assume the offensiveand four separate attacks were planned. One expeditionoccupied the coast of Maine as far as the Kennebec, anotherattempted an invasion of New York by way of Lake Cham-plain, a third was sent to the Chesapeake to attack Wash-ingto
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