. The life and military services of Lieut-General Winfield Scott, including his brilliant achievements in the war of 1812, in the Mexican war, and the pending war for the Union. m. Then, and at subsequent periods, heacquired that systematic and technical knowledge of thediscipline, organization, and movement of troops, whichmakes military knowledge, like other systematic branchesof learning, practically an art and theoretically a science. In the Camp of Buffalo, likewise, Scott had shown hisacquaintance with the • French military tactics, till thennot introduced into the American service, and
. The life and military services of Lieut-General Winfield Scott, including his brilliant achievements in the war of 1812, in the Mexican war, and the pending war for the Union. m. Then, and at subsequent periods, heacquired that systematic and technical knowledge of thediscipline, organization, and movement of troops, whichmakes military knowledge, like other systematic branchesof learning, practically an art and theoretically a science. In the Camp of Buffalo, likewise, Scott had shown hisacquaintance with the • French military tactics, till thennot introduced into the American service, and this know-ledge was made available to the discipline of the troops. In his natural character, Scott was daring, ardent,zealous, and quick to perceive. With such qualities,natural and acquired, we at once find a reason for therapid development of his military talents in the field ofaction. There we find displayed great personal courage,bold enterprise, and the utmost promptitude of move-ment, united with a cool presence of mind, and the mostready resource in difiiculty. These are the qualities ofan able general, and as such, were developed in himonthe northern THE AMERITANS CROSS THE CmPPEW4 121 CHAPTER IX. 1814. American Army crosses the Chippewa.—Demonstration towards Burling-ton Heights.—Battle of Niagara.—Scott wounded and disabled. The army of the north had scarcely rested from itslabors at Chippewa, when it was called to the still moresanguinary field of Niagara. The second day after thebattle of the 5th, the American troops forced their wayover Chippewa River. In this, Scotts brigade led, andthe enemy him. After the campaign of 1813, Fort Messasauga waserected near the mouth of Niagara River, and added tothe defences of Fort George,. These forts GeneralRiall, the British commander, reinforced, and then re-tired to Burlington Heights, near the head of Lake On-tario. It was the object of General Brown to capture •these defences before c
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