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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Plattsburg , battles at (search)
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When General Izard marched from Champlain for Sackett's Harbor, N. Y., with 4,000 men in August, 1814, he left 1,500 soldiers there, under the command of Gen. Alexander Macomb.
During the spring and
Battle of Plattsburg (from an old print). summer of that year both parties had been busy in the preparation of war-vessels for Lake Champlain, and the command of the American squadron there was held by Capt. Thomas Macdonough.
Released from duty in Europe by the downf troops had arrived in Canada.
There were about 15,000 British troops (chiefly these veterans) at Montreal at the close of August, and Sir George Prevost, governor of Canada and general-in-chief of the forces there, proceeded to invade New York.
Izard had made a requisition for militia and light dragoons, and at the beginning of September Macomb found himself at the head of about 3,500 men. These he gathered at Plattsburg, to repel an expected invasion.
Prevost advanced from the St. Lawrence