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La Colle Mill, battle of.
In the winter of 1813-14 an American force under General Wilkinson was encamped at French Mills (afterwards Fort Covington) in Franklin county, N. Y. Early in 1814 a large portion of this force was withdrawn.
A part were marched to Plattsburg.
Soon afterwards, Feb. 28, a party of British soldiers advanced and destroyed some stores which the Americans had left behind.
This invasion alarmed the whole frontier.
Late in March
La Colle Mill and Block-House. General Wilkinson attempted another invasion of Canada.
He advanced up the western shore of Lake Champlain to the Canada frontier (March 30, 1814) with about 4,000 picked men. They soon encountered British pickets, and drove them back.
In the afternoon the Americans came in sight of La Colle Mill, a heavy stone structure, its windows barricaded with timbers, through which were loopholes for musketry.
The British garrison at the mill consisted of only about 200 regulars, under Major Hancock.
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