. A brief history of the United States . m*. ^ -fbjt ——^-■^.<~flJaalKp^^ ^ Tuzcu-co JlToZin o ^f(f MEXICO^^ x^^delRey^—y^ ^ ^V*^^ . TacnlDaya, -/ ^^...^r^hvnCbuBco VICINITY OF TH^H^i?-,^^,CITY OF MEXICO ** ^ 160** l8l2.] WAR OF 1812-14. 161 Battle of Queenstown Heights (October 13).—Latein summer, another attempt was made to invade Van Rensselaer (ren-se-ler) finding that his menwere eager for a fight, sent a small body across the NiagaraEiyer to attack the British at Queenstown Heights. The Eng-hsh were driven from their position, and General Brock waskilled. Genera

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. A brief history of the United States . m*. ^ -fbjt ——^-■^.<~flJaalKp^^ ^ Tuzcu-co JlToZin o ^f(f MEXICO^^ x^^delRey^—y^ ^ ^V*^^ . TacnlDaya, -/ ^^...^r^hvnCbuBco VICINITY OF TH^H^i?-,^^,CITY OF MEXICO ** ^ 160** l8l2.] WAR OF 1812-14. 161 Battle of Queenstown Heights (October 13).—Latein summer, another attempt was made to invade Van Rensselaer (ren-se-ler) finding that his menwere eager for a fight, sent a small body across the NiagaraEiyer to attack the British at Queenstown Heights. The Eng-hsh were driven from their position, and General Brock waskilled. General Van Rensselaer now returned to the Ameri-can shore to bring over the rest of the army ; but the militiadenying the constitutional right of their commander to takethem out of the State, refused to embark. Meantime theircomrades on the Canadian shore, thus basely abandoned,after a desperate struggle, were compelled to surrender. Naval Victories.—These signal disgraces by land were instriking contrast to the successes on the sea.

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