Harper's encyclopædia of United States history from 458 1906, based upon the plan of Benson John Lossing .. . rm ofround-shot upon the American worksfrom five of their heavy cannon. Day byday the siege went steadily on. On the13th Drummond, having completed themounting of all his heavy ordnance, be-gan a bombardment, which continuedthrough the day, and was renewed on themorning of the 14th. When the attackceased that night, very little impressionhad been made on the American that Drummond intended tostorm the works, Gaines made dispositionaccordingly. At midnight an omino
Harper's encyclopædia of United States history from 458 1906, based upon the plan of Benson John Lossing .. . rm ofround-shot upon the American worksfrom five of their heavy cannon. Day byday the siege went steadily on. On the13th Drummond, having completed themounting of all his heavy ordnance, be-gan a bombardment, which continuedthrough the day, and was renewed on themorning of the 14th. When the attackceased that night, very little impressionhad been made on the American that Drummond intended tostorm the works, Gaines made dispositionaccordingly. At midnight an ominoussilence prevailed in both camps. It wassoon broken by a tremendous uproar. Attwo oclock in the morning (Aug. 15) theBritish, 1,500 strong, under Lieutenant-Colonel Fischer, made a furious attackupon Towsons battery and the abatis, onthe extreme left, between that work andthe shore. They expected to find theAmericans slumbering, but were a signal, Towsons artillerists sentforth such a continuous stream of flamefrom his tall battery that the Britishcalled it the Yankee Light - house. 254 ERIE, FORT. Explanation of the abote Map,—A, old Fort Erie; a, a, demi-bastions; b, a ravelin, and c, c, were all built by the British previous to its capture at the beginning of July, d, d, bastions built by theAmericans during the siege; e, e, a redoubt built for the security of the demi-bastions, a. a. B, the American camp, secured on the right by the line g, the Douglass Battery, i, and Fort Erie; on the left,and In front, by the lines /, / /, and batteries on the extreme right and left of Ihem. That on the right, immedi-ately under the letter L in the words level plain, is Towsons; A, A, camp traverses; n, main traverse; traverse, covering also the headquarters of General Gaines; p, hospital traverse; g. grand parade andprovost-guard traverse; r. General Browns headquarters; », a drain; (, road from Chippewa up the lal<e. C, the encamp
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