. The Rough and ready annual;. e of the army, and was commis-sioned as a captain of liglit artillery on the 3d of May,1808. Here his abilities as a disciplinarian, and his ex-cell(>nt general conduct, brought him into favorable no-tice, and he received a lieutenancy in July, 1812. InOctober of the same year, he assisted Lieutenant Elliotin delivering two vessels from the guns of Fort Erie;and ailerwards defended them against the eiforts of theBritish for a recapture. He was made colonel the samemonth. At the battle of Queenston Heigiits Scott was con-spicuous for his bravery, coolness, and
. The Rough and ready annual;. e of the army, and was commis-sioned as a captain of liglit artillery on the 3d of May,1808. Here his abilities as a disciplinarian, and his ex-cell(>nt general conduct, brought him into favorable no-tice, and he received a lieutenancy in July, 1812. InOctober of the same year, he assisted Lieutenant Elliotin delivering two vessels from the guns of Fort Erie;and ailerwards defended them against the eiforts of theBritish for a recapture. He was made colonel the samemonth. At the battle of Queenston Heigiits Scott was con-spicuous for his bravery, coolness, and efficiency. Hedid not cross the river until the heights were carried,when he arrived as a volunteer; but Colonel Van Rens-selaer having been wounded, Scott was requested byGeneral Wadsworth to take cliargeof the colonels com-mand. Meanwliile the British had been reinforced bydetachments of Indians and regulars from lort George,and a fierce struggle with Scotts conmiand now com-menced. Colonel Chrystie coming over to the Canada. W .i^u^^/^^^^^ ^O^ GENERAL SCOTT. 183 side, took the command ; the main body of the Britishreinforcements, 850 strong, under General SheafTe, ar-rived, and the American militia could not be got acrossthe river ; so that a force of only 300 Americans wasleft at the mercy of some 1300 British and fought, however, furiously, and it was only afterseveral hours hard exertion that the enemy obliged themto surrender. The prisoners, including Scott, were takento Quebec, but subsequently exchanged, and sent toBoston. Early in the following May, Scott was appointed asadjutant-general, and joined the army of General Dear-born near Niagara. These troops had lately been rein-forced by those who had captured York, and were nowbusily engaged in preparations for an attack on FortGeorge. Batteries were stationed in every effective po-sition, strong fortifications established between them, andboats constructed for the transportation of troops. TheBritish were
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