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NIAGARA: PRINTED BY JOHN SIMPSON. ■4 SATTXzis or CHIPPAWA & LUNM'S LANE Generals Brown and Scott, commanding the American army, crossed Niagara river on tlie 3d July, 1814, wiili about six thousand Regular troops. General Porter's Volunteers and some Indians crossed without opposition on the samo day. The whole marched down to Street's Grove, two miles above Chippawa, and there encamped. There was some fighling between General Por- ter's Volunteers and the Militia and 19th Light Dragoons, which, after having a Sergeant and three men wounded, retired back to Chip- pawa to the British head-quarters. On the 5th General Riall crossed the Chippawa with about 1300 regulars, 200 Militia, and some In- dians ; the Indians were commanded by Major Norton and Captain Kerr, the militia by Colonel Dickson and Major Secord. The militia and In- dians commenced the attack on General Porter's volunteers, formed in the woods on the left of the American line. General Porter's volunteers out- flanked the British militia, and they, having a raking fire on them, had to fall back with a gieat loss of officers and men. General Porter's vo- lunteers behaved in a most gallant manner. Col. Dickson being wounded, the command devolved on Major Secord, who rallied his militia in most ,:*„... ^_*"»- gallant slyle. Colonel Pearson, commanding tho right oftho Bruish line, ordered two flank com- paniea of the Royals and lOOtli regiment to join the militia under the command of the bravo Maior becord ; they immediately ailacked General Por- tera yolunleers and drove them back to the American line, notwithstanding they contested the ground in a most gallant manner : the Britieh miliiia and flank companies fell back and joined the right of their own army. The action now commenced in general in a most determined man- ner on both sides, and continued for about two hours. 1 he British Artillerv annoying the Anie- ncana very much, their troops were ordered to charge the artillery, but the 1 9th Light Dragoons were also ordered to charge for the purpose of covering the artillery, and they did so and drove the Americans back. The limber of one of the bnlish guns-a brass 24 pounder-was shot ofi: .1 fnn? ^^^^JP^ desperate on both sides and ihe 100th and Royals were ordered to charge : they did so, but tho American armv bein# so many more in number the British had to give way. Gerieral Riall came up with the 8th regi- ment which he had kept in reserve, but finding It impossible to stand his ground h- ordered a retreat, and covered it in the most gc li.nt manner with the assistance of the 19th Light Dragoons, itio tfrUish rcireated to Ciiippawa, and crossing 'i»wjn the bridge, took up n position behind ibeir batle'^ lies. The loss on the British side was very great ; the 100th and Royals were alnnosl cut to pieces, and the militia lost 2 Captains, 4 Lieutenants and 55 privates. Next day Generals Brown and Scott rnovod their army across tlio woods up to tho mouth of Lyons' Creek, framed a bridge over the Chippawa, and crossed under the fire of tho British Artillery. General Riall, finding the Americans were crossing, ordered the stores to be destroyed, and retreated with his army to Fort George. Generals Brown and Scott Vollowed the Britijih as far as Queenston where they en- camped, it being opposite Lewistown, U.S., where they could get supplies and reinforcements, and at the same lime watch General Riall's move- ments General Brown's force being so much stronger than the British, General Riall thought proper to withdraw his army back to the 20 Mile Creek, to wait for a reinforcement with which General Drummond was on tho way from To- ronto ; he left in each fort what he thought a suf- ficient number to defend them. What were the motives of Generals Brown & Scott for not attack- ing the Fort, or following General Riall, I cannot tell. If the enemy had taken Fort Georgo first, Niagara must have fallen with it ; the American Fort was taken the year before by the British un- cier Generals Drummond and Riall. on the 19th A A December. The American army remained at Queenston until tho 24th July, when they strucic their tents anJ maiclu:d up tho Portage Uoad to Ub'opawa, and encamped on their old Battle Ground at Street'^ Grove. (General Riall, hoar- inglhat the Ame. ieam? had left (iueenston, order, ed Captain Morritl of the Provincial Dragoons to find out where the American army was ^oinff and he returned Intelligence to General Riall thai they were at Chippawa on the old [Jattle Ground Ihe (lenoral, on hearing this, ordered the Glen- games to march and the rest of the army to foN ow; the Glengarries arrived ru tho top of tha iill at Lundy's Lane about 10 o'clock on the 25th Oaptam Merritt, with the Provincial Draeoons; and some of the 1st and 2r)d Lincoln MifittVi, and lyih l.jght Dragoons, were also on tho spot. Captain Merritt was watching the movements of the Americans, and finding ihom advancing to 1-undy 6 Lane, informed Captain Eliot, tho Quar- ter Master General, who thon orderc(; the Glen^ games and Capt. Merrritt's Dragoons to atta'^k ihe enemy I'he Glengarries were commanded by Colonel Battisbee, a gallant and experienced oflicer. General Scott, commanding the 1st Brigade of the American army, commenced the a.tack. General Porter, coming up with his vol- unteers, formed them \n the woods on tho Isft of im American line, and opened a heavy fire oii 6 the Glengarries. General Riall, coming op with the Incerporaled Mih'tia onder the command of Colonel Robinson and Major Kerby, attacked the Americans on the right, the Glengarries attack- ing them on the left. General Brown, finding his 1st Brigade giving way, sent his 2nd Brigade under command of Brigadier General Ripley to support it. The Royal Scots, coming up about the same time, join- ed the Glengarries, and the action became des- perate. Gen. Drummond, on arriving from To- ronto with part of the 104^th, 100th, and 89ih re- giments, shearing there we'-e some Americans at Lewislon, crossed the river Niagara at Fort George and marched to that place ; but finding no enemy there he re-crossed, and marched his men up the road to Lundy's Lane, coming up about 6 o'clock in the afternoon. About the same time Gen. Brown came up with the whole of the American army. Gen. Drummond formed hi» line on the top of the hill at Lundy's Lane, the Americans forming their line on the: portage road below the hiP. The action became general. Th» Glengarries fell back and joined the right of ihs British line, and the Incorporated Militia the left; the Artillery was in the centre, and made great havoc amongst the enemy. Gen. Scott, finding' it impossible to gain the hill without taking the ii fi« SOttiQ Qw ii I Hft A A replied that ho would try» and marching up a ra- Vine after a gallant charge took every piece of artillery the British had. The guns were not protected, and therefore Col. Miller had very lit- lie trouble in taking them— he had nothing to contend with but the Artillery. The Americans retained possession of the guns about one hour. I he British 89th, formed on the left of the guns was ordered to retake them ; the men charged! and Col. Miller received them, in the most gal- ant manner : both regiments behaved admirably, but Col. Miller had to give way and lost the guns, which were hauled out of action and not again used. Both armies being on the top of the hill, and within four hundred yards of esc) ther, a dreadful conflict of about three hours duration ensued ; both sides fought with desperate valour, part of the time at the bayonet's point, and it was long doubtful which would give way. There nev- er was a piece of ground contended for in a more courageous manner than the top of the hill at J^undy 8 Lane, since the time of the Romans • OKsar and Pompey never fought in a more eaU lant manner. The action lasted from 4 o'clock P. M., until 12 P. M., when the Moon got under a cloud, and it being very dark the firing ceased on both sides. The Americans retired to their head-quarters at Bridgewater : the Br.iJgK «*-« reraamed on the ground at the lop of the hill ui 8 till about 10 o'clock, next day, when Gen . Dr um- mond retired with his forces to Queenston for re- freshment, having had nothing to eat or drink for about 12 hours. Ho left some men to bury the dead and take caro of the wounded, and gave orders to the 19th Light Dragoons to watch the movements of the enemy. The Americans left their head quarters at Bridgewater, burnt tho mills, crossed tho river at Chippawa and cut tho bridge do^vn, then marched to Fort Erie and took possession of the Fort. Gen. Drummond ordered Major Secord of tho 2nd Lincoln Militia tobuikl aHoating bridge, that ho might get his artillery over. Tho third day Gen. Drummond crossed over to Chippawa and followed the Ame- rican army up to Frenchman's Creek, and en- camped about a mile from Fort Erie. Generals Drummond and Riall were both wounded in the action, and about the middle of it tho latter was taken prisoner. Gen. Drummond was wounded in the neck, but ho was on horseback all night, and kept the command until next morning, when the surgeons extracted the ball. Generals Brown and Scott were also both wounded in the action. Gen. Brown kept ihe command all night, and or- dered Gen. Ripley to refresh his troops and at-' tack by daylight in the morning, but on forming the men he found them so much cut to pieces that I he thnutrht i* ... sir t \A\$\,' Hi i\f ttfctUVti>> A A 9 GENERAL BROV. ./^S REPORT. In D. letter to the Hon. J. Armstron-r, Secretary of War of the United Sfnte?, dated July 25th, 18l/ Major-Gencral Jacob Brown, Commandiiff tho American Forces on tho Niagara Frontier, gives a detailed Report of the battle of ' B.idgewlter.' 1 he action was fought at Lundy's Lane instead of bridgewater, but the Americans named it from the alter because their head-quarters were there ?rn m^T ^'T*. /^'''^S^^^ater is two miles distant Irom Lundy's Lane. General Brown gives the number of his killed and wounded in the action at 983. After rccom- mending the Officers for their services, he ex- presses himself unable to do justice to the meri^ts of the troops or to his own sense of them, and adds that under the most able direction they could not have dono better. He thus proceeds :— "From the preceding detail you have now evidence of lhedisfingui^hed gallantry of Generals SCO t, Porter Colonel Miller and IVlajor Jesup of w 1 ^y^'"^^ i li'^ ^'^'^^' '^'^h his Aid-de-cimp Worth. Major of Brigade, Smilh, and everv Com- manaer of Battalion, wa.s wounded; the 2nd ^rigade suffered less, but as a Brigade their con. ductentitled them to the applause of theircountry • after the enPm>.'s strong position had been carl rfed by the 21st and n dMnnhry^^r.* «i- .u^ -.^.u 10th, llih, and 23fd, It assumed a character thai „^' 10 could not again be shaken or dismayed. Major McFarland, of the latter, fell nobly at the head of his Battalion. Under the command of General Porter, the militia and volunteers of Pennsylva- nia and New York stood undismayed amidst the hottest fire, and repulsed the veterans opposed to them. The Canadian volunteers, commanded by Colonel Wilson, are reported by General Porter as having merited and received his approbation. The corps of Artillery, commanded by Major Hmdman, behavnd with its usual gallantry. Captain Townsend s company attached to the 1st Brigade vyas the first and last engaged, and du- ring the whole conflict maintained that high cha- racter which they had previously won by their skill and valor. Captains Biddle and Ritchie were both wounded early in the action, but re- fused to quit the field ; the latter declared he never would leave his piece, and true to his en- gagement fell by its side, covered with wounds. The Stafl^ of the army had its peculiar merits. Colonel Gardner, Adjutant-General, though ill, was on horseback, and did all in his power ; his assistant, Major Jones, was very active and use- ful. My gallant Aid-de-Camps, Austin and Spen- cer, had nany and critical duties to perform in the discharge of which the latter fell. 1 shall ever think of this young man with pride and re- uccu so snort, 9 "Q'-'-a u:« I A A n pride that It has been honorable and distinguished. The Engineers, IVIajors McRea and Wood, were greatly distinguished on this day, and their high military talents exerted with great effect ; they were much under my eye and near my person, and to their assistance a great deal is fairly to be ascribed. I must earnestly recommend them as worthy of the highest t»-ust and confidence. The Staff of Generals Ripley and Porter displayed great zeal and attention to duly. Lieutenant E. 13. Randolph is entitled to notice ; his courage was conspicuous.'' GENERAL DRUMMOND'S REPORT. In his despatch to Sir George Prevost, Com- mander-in-chief of British North America, giving a detailed report of the action at Lundy'a Lane, General Drummond gives the number of his killed and wounded at 098, and adds.-— •« Lieutenant Morrison, 104th Regiment, As- sistant Adjutant-General, was killed towards the close of the action. The active exertions of Captam Eliot, Deputy Assistant Quarter-Master General, of whose gallantry and conduct I had occasion on two former instances to remark, were conspicuous. Major Muel and Lieutenant Lo Breton, of the Quarter-Master General's Denari. ment, were extremely useful to me ; the latter 12 was severely wounded. Amongst the officers from \v!h)se active exertions I derived the great* est assistance, I cannot omit to mention my Aid- de-Camps, Captains Javia and Loring, likewise Holland, Aid de-Camp to Major General lliall. Captain Loring was unfortunately taken prisoner by some of the enemy's dragoons, while in exe- cution of an order. On reviewing the action from its eommenccment, the first object which presents itself as wortiiy of notice is the steadi- ness and good counti nance of the squadron of 19th Light Dragoons, under Major Lisle, and the creditable ^and excellent defence made by the Incorporated Militia battalion under Lieutenant- Colonel Hobinson, who was dangerously wounded. Major Kerby succeeded Co onel Robinson in the command of the Incorporated Militia Battalion, and continued very gallantly to direct its efforts ; this Battalion had only been organized a few months, .md much to the credit of Captain Robin- son of the King's Regiment (Provincial Lieut. Colonel) attained a highly respectable degree of discipline. The delerrrined attacks which the enemy made upon our centro for the purpose of gaining at once the crest of our position and our guns, and the steadiness and intrepidity display- ed by the troops alioUed for the defence of thia Post, were never surpassed ; they consisted of the second Battalion b9th Regiment, commanded by -mtm 13 cl?pri"''i^K '""" .^f""'"'"". ""d "fer Ihc Lieut. Colonel liad.beon obliged to reli.o fmm the field mL^Tr r"",'"' '^^ '^'"J"' Cli(K,rd ; adetach- Wn and nr,^?""™',"."'"^" Lieutonin, Hemp, h.ll, and afer he was killed, by Liouienant Fm- zer ; detachment of the 8lh or King's under Captain Campbell ; Light Company 413. Reei fno J n ^ '"'* ""''^'" i^'eulonanl-Col. Harvev ' 103rd Regiment. These troops reneatedly, wl,e„ 89 h K' ' f"'™;''- '""""^ '"« columns ;f he ~ »l^' T** '""""'■"y repulsed the des- perate eftbrls made against Ihem. On the ri.7ht the steadiness and good countenance of Ihe'lst Batla^onof RoyalScots, undcrLieutenan -Cobne t^ordon ,n some very trying moments excited my admiration. The Kind's Regir"ent 1st Bat gallantry and firmness, as did the Llahf Pr.r« pany of Royals; detached undeTcSarStLw^rt" he Grenadiers of the 103rd detached under Can IWne and .he Flank Companies of the I04^h under Captain Leonard. The Glengary Light i^aveTmo"?" Liemenant-Colonel fiListee dis- played most valuable qualilies as Light trooos .he Toll '°."' ^'^^°'' ^''"^''- -""1 the office"s'^f rallying that Keeiment nfrpr ;i Ko^ t .u .nto momentary- disordpr.- Lieul^n^nT-^Xel 14 Pearson, Inspecting Field officer of Militia, di- reeled the advance with great intelligence, and Lieutenant Col. Drummond, of the 104th, having gone forward with my permission ear\y in the day made himself actively useful in different parts of the field under my direction. These officers are entitled to my best thanks, as is Lieutenant-Colonel Hamilton, Inspecting Field officer, for his exertions after his arrival with the troops under Colonel Scott. The field Artillery so long as there was light was well served ; the credit of its efficient state is due to Captain Mc- Konackie,i who has had charge of it since he ar- rived with his division. Captain McLaughlin, who had charge of the Battery at Fort Mississa- gua, volunteered his services on the field on this occasion ; he was severely wounded. My thanks are due to Lieutenant Charles Anderson, of the Royal Provincial Artillery Drivers, for his ser- vices until the guns were taken, and other ser* vices he performed during the action. Lieuten- ant Tomkins deseives much credit for the way in which the two Brass 24'pounders of which he had the charge were served, as does Sergeant Austin of the Rocket Company, who directed Congreve Rockets which did much execution. The zeal, loyalty and bravery with which the Militia of this part of the Province have come O— Tijr_!__.._.». lorwaru so co-operaie ^.lui ni-i raujs-siy s if uu|ij A A 15 in the expulsion of ihe enemy, and their conspi- cuous gaJlantry in this and in the action of the 5th instant claim my warmest thanks. I cannot conclude this Despatch without recommendine in the strongest terms the following officers, whose conduct during the late operations has called for marked approbation, and I am induced to hope hat Your Excellency will be pleased to submit their names for promotion to the most favorable consideration of His Royal Highness, the Prince raffp^J^^i-^^"'" ^^''''^ ""y ^'^^-^^ Camp, Capi. 8th or King's Regiment, Provincial Lieutenl ant-UoIone. commanding Incorporated Militia : Captain El.ot, Deputy Assistant Quarter-Master Genera ; Captam Holland, Aid-de-Camp to Major ?h!!fn fu' «"f,C^P^^'«C}'ew,51stRegimem. Phis Despatch will be delivered to you by Captain Jaryis. my Aid-de-Camp, who is fully competent to give your Excellency every further information you may require. I have the honor to be, &c. (Signed) g. DRUMMOND, Lieutenant General Commanding:* •^Endeavouring to do justice to the merits of the officers asd soldiers by whoso valor and discipline thisjmportant success has been obtained, I have in w,e awove oniiUed to state thai I was yety early 10 in the action depriverl nr tu^ General R/aM, >?ho rJLuo f "'=? "^ M"Jor ampulntion ofhis arm inil,L """.• ''"» suffered his bravery, zeal a„7 « ir ^^ " T^^"'^'"" ' con,,p,euou.s. To Lieu enam P 7 "',"'",■''" ■««'• Deputy Adjutant Gone m I I '^"'=' "»"«?. ed for hi, valuable aS„L°T "" ''■f P'-^ ""'«'«' «nd energetic exert/on, duwS^ U.i.,?" "' '"'^ ""'« •hat I feel myself called ..n^f . '**'"■« """'esl, ce lency's attention "o,te;„° '"'/'" ^""^ ^x- •hia '.ighly-deservinff officer Thf"''"' """"^ o*" been particularly consn c,,ol j "'^ '^"'<=«' have has taken place Lc^rS fn'th^ I."""".""" The zeal and /ntelliffonce Zii 'j'^'^'°'""ee. warmest approbation." '• "^eaervo my the^oregSo'bfanLt''/, ""^ ^«<=o"ec.io„, Hollies of cftpp^l nn7r "' f'-^nent of the 'he late war »laiuhe U„i.LT;; ' ^^'"'' <*"""« '^ho witnessed the same ^' ' ""'' ""' <">« JAMES CUMMINGS, J. p. (Vsrl ^ of Mujor hdB suffered possession ; 'ways been "' Marvey, 'P' y indebf- as his able •re contest, Your Ex- I fnerits of I'ices have affair that Province. >y Major 'erve niy ^Ilection, It of the » during was on© J. P.