. Detroit, "The city of the strait"; historical, descriptive, illustrated . TheNiagara frontier played a very important part in the war of1812, though the gallant Americans were not always gloriouslysuccessful. In July, 1813, the British Colonel Bisshopp waskilled in an unsuccessful attempt to capture Buffalo, and wasburied down at Lundys Lane, near Niagara Falls, where ahot battle was fought afterward. It may be noted here thatthe Buffalonians were always on friendly terms with theIndians, and that in the defense of the city General Porter waseffectively assisted by our Seneca allies. There a
. Detroit, "The city of the strait"; historical, descriptive, illustrated . TheNiagara frontier played a very important part in the war of1812, though the gallant Americans were not always gloriouslysuccessful. In July, 1813, the British Colonel Bisshopp waskilled in an unsuccessful attempt to capture Buffalo, and wasburied down at Lundys Lane, near Niagara Falls, where ahot battle was fought afterward. It may be noted here thatthe Buffalonians were always on friendly terms with theIndians, and that in the defense of the city General Porter waseffectively assisted by our Seneca allies. There are still threeIroquois reservations within fifty miles of Buffalo, and one ofthe chief monuments of the city is a statue of the great chiefRed Jacket in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Buffalo was finally captured by the British in 1813 and thevillage burned ; but it was rapidly rebuilt, and the next Julythe Americans crossed the river, captured Fort Erie, marcheddown the river, and won the battle of Chippewa, and fought thedesperate engagement ofLundys Lane, wherethe victory was. Fort PorteJ
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