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Battle of Lacolle Mills (1812)

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981: 691: 148: 116: 462:, and 15 Aboriginal warriors. Clearly outnumbered, the Crown forces withdrew, allowing the Americans to advance on the guardhouse and several buildings. In the dark, Pike's forces became engaged with a second group of New York militia, both sides mistaking each other for the enemy. The result was a fierce firefight between two groups of American forces at the guardhouse. In the aftermath of this confusion, and amidst war cries from reinforcing Crown-allied Mohawk warriors, the shaken American forces retreated to Champlain and then from Lower Canada completely. 136: 98: 1211: 1361: 43: 1733: 1700: 1722: 1711: 1755: 1744: 466:
farms and houses which the Americans had evidently planned to use, since they lacked tents for shelter against the winter elements. Faced with a significant logistical challenge and in the face of setbacks, Dearborn abandoned his perfunctory plans and the demoralized American forces would not attempt this assault again until 1814 in the
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The American effort directed at Montreal in 1812 suffered from poor preparation and coordination. However, the logistical challenges involved in advancing a large force toward Montreal at the start of the winter were significant. After the attack, de Salaberry evacuated the Lacolle area and destroyed
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crossed the border into Lower Canada with an advance party of about 650 regulars and a party of Aboriginal warriors. These were to be followed by additional American forces. The advance party were initially met by only a small force of 25 Canadian militiamen, from the
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who had positioned his severely outnumbered forces together with his native allies as best he could to attempt to block any advance toward Montreal.
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The American invasion force totalling about 2,000 regulars and 3,000 militia was assembled and led by Major General
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Canadian regulars and militia were under the command of
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Index

Lacolle
War of 1812

Lacolle Mills Blockhouse
Lacolle, Quebec
Lower Canada
Mohawk
United States
Charles de Salaberry
Henry Dearborn
William McGillivray
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1st Sacket's Harbor
Matilda
Gananoque
1st Ogdensburg
St. Regis
French Mills
1st Lacolle Mills
Lake Ontario
Elizabethtown
Ogdensburg
York
2nd Sacket's Harbor
Sodus
Philipsburg
Chateauguay
Point Iroquois

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