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Fort Erie (Canada) (search for this): entry erie-fort
Erie, Fort, A small and weak fortification erected on a plain 12 or 15 feet above the waters ofn duty there, was informed of the arrival at Fort Erie, opposite, of two vessels from Detroit, bothptives in less than ten minutes. The guns at Fort Erie were brought to bear upon the vessels. A stss of the British is not known. A shot from Fort Erie crossed the river and instantly killed Maj. ieutenant-Colonel Drummond, began a siege of Fort Erie, with about 5,000 men. Drummond perceived thrgan. Meanwhile Drummond had opened fire on Fort Erie with some 24-pounders. From Aug. 7 to Aug. Explanation of the above map. A, old Fort Erie; a, a, demi-bastions; b, a ravelin, and c, c by the line g, the Douglass Battery, i, and Fort Erie; on the left, and in front, by the lines. ; . Five times they made a gallant Ruins of Fort Erie, 1860. attack, when, after fearful loss, thechments were in the hands of the Americans. Fort Erie was saved, with Buffalo, and stores on the
Towson (Maryland, United States) (search for this): entry erie-fort
on broken by a tremendous uproar. At two o'clock in the morning (Aug. 15) the British, 1,500 strong, under Lieutenant-Colonel Fischer, made a furious attack upon Towson's battery and the abatis, on the extreme left, between that work and the shore. They expected to find the Americans slumbering, but were mistaken. At a signal, Towson's artillerists sent forth such a continuous stream of flame from his tall battery that the British called it the Yankee light-house. Explanation of the above map. A, old Fort Erie; a, a, demi-bastions; b, a ravelin, and c, c, block-houses. These were all built by the British previous to its capture at the beginning front, by the lines. ; f, f, and batteries on the extreme right and left of them. That on the right, immediately under the letter L in the words level plain, is Towson's; h, h, etc., camp traverses; n, main traverse; o. magazine traverse, covering also the headquarters of General Gaines; p, hospital traverse; q, grand parade and
Adolph Fischer (search for this): entry erie-fort
of all his heavy ordnance, began a bombardment, which continued through the day, and was renewed on the morning of the 14th. When the attack ceased that night, very little impression had been made on the American works. Satisfied that Drummond intended to storm the works, Gaines made disposition accordingly. At midnight an ominous silence prevailed in both camps. It was soon broken by a tremendous uproar. At two o'clock in the morning (Aug. 15) the British, 1,500 strong, under Lieutenant-Colonel Fischer, made a furious attack upon Towson's battery and the abatis, on the extreme left, between that work and the shore. They expected to find the Americans slumbering, but were mistaken. At a signal, Towson's artillerists sent forth such a continuous stream of flame from his tall battery that the British called it the Yankee light-house. Explanation of the above map. A, old Fort Erie; a, a, demi-bastions; b, a ravelin, and c, c, block-houses. These were all built by the Britis
Joseph Gilbert Totten (search for this): entry erie-fort
and provost-guard traverse; r, General Brown's headquarters; s, a drain; t, road from Chippewa up the lake. C, the encampment of volunteers outside of the intrenchments, who joined the army a few days before the sortie. D, D, the British works. 1, 2, 3, their first, second, and third battery. v, the route of Porter, wiih the left column, to attack the British right flank on the 17th; x, the ravine, and route of Miller's command. Mr. Lossing was indebted to the late Chief Engineer Gen. Joseph G. Totten for the manuscript map of which this is a copy. While one assailing column, by the use of ladders, was endeavoring to capture the battery, the other, failing to penetrate the abatis, because Miller and his brave men were behind it, attempted to gain the rear of the defenders. Both columns failed. Five times they made a gallant Ruins of Fort Erie, 1860. attack, when, after fearful loss, they abandoned the enterprise. Meanwhile another British column made a desperate atta
Jesse Duncan Elliott (search for this): entry erie-fort
Erie, Fort, A small and weak fortification erected on a plain 12 or 15 feet above the waters of Lake Erie, at its foot. In the summer of 1812, Black Rock, 2 miles below Buffalo, was selected as a place for a dock-yard for fitting out naval vessels for Lake Erie. Lieut. Jesse D. Elliott, then only twenty-seven years of age. while on duty there, was informed of the arrival at Fort Erie, opposite, of two vessels from Detroit, both well manned and well armed and laden with valuable cargoes of peltry. They were the Caledonia, a vessel belonging to the Northwestern Fur Company, and the John Adams, taken at the surrender of Hull, with the name changed to Detroit. They arrived on the morning of Oct. 8 (1812), and Elliott at once conceived a plan for their capture. Timely aid offered. The same day a detachment of unarmed seamen arrived from New York. Elliott turned to the military for assistance. Lieutenant-Colonel Scott was then at Black Rock, and entered warmly into Elliott's pla
John Brown (search for this): entry erie-fort
cessant. General Gaines had arrived on the 5th, and taken the chief command as Brown's lieutenant. On the morning of the 7th the British hurled a fearful storm of aines; p, hospital traverse; q, grand parade and provost-guard traverse; r, General Brown's headquarters; s, a drain; t, road from Chippewa up the lake. C, the enhened by reinforcements, but the struggle was not again begun for a month. General Brown had recovered from his wound, and was again in command of his army. The folying upon low ground, was greatly weakened by typhoid fever. Hearing of this, Brown determined to make a sortie from the fort. The time appointed for its executioyed, and his force reduced by at least 1,000 men. Public honors were awarded to Brown, Porter, and Ripley. Congress presented each with a gold medal. To the chief commander (Brown), of whom it was said, no enterprise which he undertook ever failed, the corporation of New York gave the freedom of the city in a gold box. The gov
Daniel D. Tompkins (search for this): entry erie-fort
lock-houses in the rear. Within forty minutes after Porter and Miller began the attack, four Mouth of Cascade Creek, where Perry's fleet was built. batteries, two block-houses, and the whole line of British intrenchments were in the hands of the Americans. Fort Erie was saved, with Buffalo, and stores on the Niagara frontier, by this successful sortie. In the space of an hour the hopes of Drummond were blasted, the fruits of the labor of fifty days were destroyed, and his force reduced by at least 1,000 men. Public honors were awarded to Brown, Porter, and Ripley. Congress presented each with a gold medal. To the chief commander (Brown), of whom it was said, no enterprise which he undertook ever failed, the corporation of New York gave the freedom of the city in a gold box. The governor of New York (D. D. Tompkins) presented to him an elegant sword. The States of New York, Massachusetts, South Carolina, and Georgia each gave Ripley tokens of their appreciation of his services.
John H. Morgan (search for this): entry erie-fort
Howe Cuyler, aide to General Hull, of Watertown, N. Y. the Caledonia was a rich prize; her cargo was valued at $200,000. On Aug. 4, 1814, the British, under Lieutenant-Colonel Drummond, began a siege of Fort Erie, with about 5,000 men. Drummond perceived the importance of capturing the American batteries at Black Rock and seizing or destroying the armed schooners in the lake. A force 1,200 strong, that went over to Black Rock, were repulsed by riflemen, militia, and volunteers, under Major Morgan. Meanwhile Drummond had opened fire on Fort Erie with some 24-pounders. From Aug. 7 to Aug. 14 (1814) the cannonade and bombardment was almost incessant. General Gaines had arrived on the 5th, and taken the chief command as Brown's lieutenant. On the morning of the 7th the British hurled a fearful storm of round-shot upon the American works from five of their heavy cannon. Day by day the siege went steadily on. On the 13th Drummond, having completed the mounting of all his heavy ordn
M. S. Winder (search for this): entry erie-fort
etroit. They arrived on the morning of Oct. 8 (1812), and Elliott at once conceived a plan for their capture. Timely aid offered. The same day a detachment of unarmed seamen arrived from New York. Elliott turned to the military for assistance. Lieutenant-Colonel Scott was then at Black Rock, and entered warmly into Elliott's plans. General Smyth, the commanding officer, favored them. Captain Towson, of the artillery, was detailed, with fifty men, for the service; and sailors under General Winder, at Buffalo, were ordered out, well armed. Several citizens joined the expedition, and the whole number, rank and file, was about 124 men. Two large boats were taken to the mouth of Buffalo Creek, and in these the expedition embarked at midnight. At one o'clock in the morning (Oct. 9) they left the creek, while scores of people watched anxiously on the shore for the result. The sharp crack of a pistol, the roll of musketry, followed by silence, and the moving of two dark objects down t
Edmund P. Gaines (search for this): entry erie-fort
n. Meanwhile Drummond had opened fire on Fort Erie with some 24-pounders. From Aug. 7 to Aug. 14 (1814) the cannonade and bombardment was almost incessant. General Gaines had arrived on the 5th, and taken the chief command as Brown's lieutenant. On the morning of the 7th the British hurled a fearful storm of round-shot upon thof the 14th. When the attack ceased that night, very little impression had been made on the American works. Satisfied that Drummond intended to storm the works, Gaines made disposition accordingly. At midnight an ominous silence prevailed in both camps. It was soon broken by a tremendous uproar. At two o'clock in the morning nder the letter L in the words level plain, is Towson's; h, h, etc., camp traverses; n, main traverse; o. magazine traverse, covering also the headquarters of General Gaines; p, hospital traverse; q, grand parade and provost-guard traverse; r, General Brown's headquarters; s, a drain; t, road from Chippewa up the lake. C, the e
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