Toronto, as It Was and Is: A Graphic Historical Sketch of the City of Toronto; Together with a Concise Account of the War of 1812-1814, the MacKenzie Rebellion and the Fenian Raid (Classic Reprint)

William T. James

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The invaders, to the number of 2, 500, under General Hull, crossed the river at Detroit and took possession of Sandwich, whence he issued a proclamation to the colonists, and then attacked Amherstburg, but before he could accomplish anything General Brock prorogued the Parliament at York, and with 300 regulars, 600 Indians and 400 militia marched to meet the American army, which in gloriously retreated, across the river to Detroit. This was forth with invested by the Canadian troops, to whom General Hull and his entire army, after a short resistance, surrendered, and were dispatched to Montreal as prisoners of war. Captain Roberts also contributed to the prestige of British arms by cap turing Fort Mackinac on July 17th.

In September of the same year the Americans, strong, made another attempt upon the Canadian frontier, this time at Niagara, and we have all read of their defeat at Queenston Heights, with the loss of 400 killed and wounded, besides 900 prisoners, who surrendered at discretion. This victory cost us General Brock, who fell mortally wounded while cheering on his t100ps at a critical period of the battle, and seventy men, who by their valor and that of their comrades bequeathed to us the price less heritage of British connection and British institutions; But the end was not yet. Hostilities continued, with the balance of success always in favor of the British; General Smyth, in an effort to retrieve loss of American prestige in the former campaign, assembled, in November, 4, 500 men near Black Rock, and crossed the river, but was repulsed and, after further misadventures, abandoned the expedition.

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