. A brief history of the United States . hundred of their number werekilled, and those who escaped were glad to make peace onany terms. Ravages on the Atlantic Coast.—Early in the spring * An event occurred on Jacksons march which illustrates his iron will. For along time his soldiers suffered extremely from famine, and at last they Jackson rode before the ranks. His left arm, shattered by a ball, was dis-abled, but in his right he held a musket. Sternly ordering the men back to theirplaces, he declared he would shoot the first who advanced. No one stirred, and soonall returne
. A brief history of the United States . hundred of their number werekilled, and those who escaped were glad to make peace onany terms. Ravages on the Atlantic Coast.—Early in the spring * An event occurred on Jacksons march which illustrates his iron will. For along time his soldiers suffered extremely from famine, and at last they Jackson rode before the ranks. His left arm, shattered by a ball, was dis-abled, but in his right he held a musket. Sternly ordering the men back to theirplaces, he declared he would shoot the first who advanced. No one stirred, and soonall returned to their duty. WAR OF 1812-14. 167 the British commenced devastating the southern coast.*Admiral Cockburn, especially, disgraced the British navy byconduct worse than that of Cornwallis in the the Virginia and Carolina coast he burned bridges,farm-houses, and villages; robbed the inhabitants of theircrops, stock, and slaves; plundered churches of their com-munion services, and murdered the sick in their MILLER AT LUNDYs LANK. I8I4. Battle of Lundys Lane (July 25).—The Americanarmy, under General Brown, crossed the Niagara Eiver oncemore, and for the last time invaded Canada. Fort Eriehaving been taken. General Winfield Scott, leading the * New England was spared because of a belief that the northern States were nnfriendly to the war, and would yet return to their allegiance to Great Britain- 168 EPOCH IT. [1814. advance, attacked the British at CMppeiva (July 5), andgained a brilliant victory. A second engagement was foughtat Lundy^s Lane, opposite Niagara Falls. (Map opp. p. 160.)Here, within sound of that mighty cataract, occurred one ofthe bloodiest battles of the war. General Scott had only onethousand men, but he maintained the unequal contest untildark. A battery, located on a height, was the key to theBritish position. Calling Colonel Miller to his side. Gen-eral Brown asked him if he could take it. Til try, sir,was the fearless reply
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