. A history of Canada for high schools and academies. stoneChippewa. structure of two stories, further strengthened by heavybeams, and well fitted for defence. Against this small outpost Wil-kinson threw his whole force. After several hours of fighting, in thecourse of which the intrepid little garrison showed its spirit by anaudacious sortie, the Americans retired. Upon this rebuff Wilkin-son resigned his command; and the Champlain frontier was leftat peace for a time, while the centre of war shifted back to UpperCanada. In May an expedition from Kingston captured Oswegoand destroyed the fort
. A history of Canada for high schools and academies. stoneChippewa. structure of two stories, further strengthened by heavybeams, and well fitted for defence. Against this small outpost Wil-kinson threw his whole force. After several hours of fighting, in thecourse of which the intrepid little garrison showed its spirit by anaudacious sortie, the Americans retired. Upon this rebuff Wilkin-son resigned his command; and the Champlain frontier was leftat peace for a time, while the centre of war shifted back to UpperCanada. In May an expedition from Kingston captured Oswegoand destroyed the fort. On the Niagara frontier the Americanstook Fort Erie, thus compensating themselves for the loss of FortNiagara. Our little army in this district, consisting of two thou-sand men with a few field guns, was now under command of Gen-eral Riall. On July 5, 1814, Riall attacked the American armyof thrice his strength, near Chippewa, and was beaten off after ahard fight. Some weeks later, General Drummond arrived with reinforce- j^^AT/HDTM^ 2 5 ^ ^ ^ Eg. LUNDYS LANE. 249 ments; and on Jrly 26th was fought the battle of Lundys Lane,or, as the American historians call it, Drummondville. LundysLane was the most hotly contested battle of the war. On theCanadian side were some two thousand eiarht hun- ^ The battle dred regulars and mihtia, under General Drummond ; of Lundys ° Lane, while the Americans, under General Brown, numbered about five thousand. The road called Lundys Lane, runningwithin earshot of the giant cataract, was seized by Drummondat the beginning of the battle, and formed the key of the fight began at five in the afternoon. It was a confused anddesperate struggle, so close that more than once the opposingcannon were thundering muzzle to muzzle. The green lane washeaped with dead and dying. Once the foe gained possession,but held it not for long. Backwards and forwards swayed thedeadly grapple, through the twilight, then through the sky was thick wi
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