A history of the United States . ilty. Hull had issued a very boastful proclama-tion on his entry into Canada, and his surrender of an importantfortress without firing a gun was almost unpardonable, in viewof such high-flown pretensions. Altogether, the Canadiansunder Isaac Brock, the able governor of Upper Canada, withtheir allies, the Indians underTecumseh, a famous warrior andthe inveterate foe of the Ameri-cans, had outmaneuvered their op-ponents, and proved conclusivelythat the volunteers, rapidly gath-ering in Ohio and Kentucky,would have to be well led inorder to secure any success. Tog
A history of the United States . ilty. Hull had issued a very boastful proclama-tion on his entry into Canada, and his surrender of an importantfortress without firing a gun was almost unpardonable, in viewof such high-flown pretensions. Altogether, the Canadiansunder Isaac Brock, the able governor of Upper Canada, withtheir allies, the Indians underTecumseh, a famous warrior andthe inveterate foe of the Ameri-cans, had outmaneuvered their op-ponents, and proved conclusivelythat the volunteers, rapidly gath-ering in Ohio and Kentucky,would have to be well led inorder to secure any success. Toget such leaders Avas not easy,but Madison finally selected theright man in General WilliamHenry Harrison, the victor atTippecanoe (§ 299). It was latein the year, however, and thecountry was a very difficult one to penetrate. The impatient public had therefore to waitquietly for the success that was to retrieve the early losses,among which may be mentioned the capture of Fort Dearborn,on the site of the present city of Map of Operations in Canada,1812-1814. 303. Other Defeats. — Meanwhile General Van Rensselaer, ofthe New York militia, had gathered about six thousand eagermen, and on October 13 was forced, by the general impatience fora victory, prematurely to cross the Niagara River from Lewistonto Queenstown. Hulls surrender had left Brock free to managethe Canadian defense. The American regulars fought well, 230 ADMINISTRATIONS OF MADISON, 1809-1817. [§304 but the militia crossed only in part, and the result was anothersurrender. Yet the enemy also suffered heavily, for the braveBrock fell defending the heights of Queenstown, where his tallmonument may now be seen. Van Rensselaer, for his part,resigned, and was succeeded by the still less capable GeneralAlexander Smyth, who imitated Hull in bragging and in in-effectiveness, but who dismissed his volunteers to their homesinstead of surrendering them. Equally futile were the at-tempts to reach Canada by way of La
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