. Papers and records of the Wentworth Historical Society . arborn was in-formed that Col. Proctor was on his way from the Detroitfrontier to effect a junction with Gen. Vincent at BurlingtonHeights. Supposing this information to be correct Dearbornproposed to despatch part of his army to cut off Vincents re-treat and thus prevent their joining. This was agreed upon,and Gen. Winder, at his own request, was appointed to the he set out, but took the wrong road and was obligedto return. This caused a ruinous delay of two days, by whichtime Vincent had gained the Heights, and of co
. Papers and records of the Wentworth Historical Society . arborn was in-formed that Col. Proctor was on his way from the Detroitfrontier to effect a junction with Gen. Vincent at BurlingtonHeights. Supposing this information to be correct Dearbornproposed to despatch part of his army to cut off Vincents re-treat and thus prevent their joining. This was agreed upon,and Gen. Winder, at his own request, was appointed to the he set out, but took the wrong road and was obligedto return. This caused a ruinous delay of two days, by whichtime Vincent had gained the Heights, and of course the ideaof heading the retreat was then given up. Dearborns inten-tention was to transport his troops to Burlington Bay by thefleet, but, says Auchinleck, the cabinet at Washington hadgiven this arm of the expedition a different direction. So twomore days were spent in unresulting deliberations as to how toproceed. I will be pardoned for digressing somewhat fromthe subject to remark that it was fortunate for the British that COUNTY OF WENTWORTH. °5. Io6 HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE they were opposed by the commander that they were. was a man much advanced in years and was suffer-ing from ill health at the time. In his younger days he haddistinguished himself in the Revolution as a man of activityand daring; but was now in his dotage almost, and had heeven possessed physical health and full powers of mind, it isdoubtful if his abilities as a leader would have been equal tothe task before him. His manoeuvres at the taking of Yorkwere ill-planned in the extreme, and his action in this and suc-ceeding enterprises, clumsier and more ill-planned. The oldgeneral was recalled from his command just a month after thebattle of Stony Creek, and Gen. Wilkinson, another old andequally incompetent leader, appointed as his successor. Again General Winder started with a brigade in pursuitof the British. This brigade, which included a corps of dra-goons ; Col. Burns detachment of
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