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The 10th had not, much as they wished it, been under fire; but 
had done much campaigning and good work in active service in the 
field, greatly for the benefit of the men and the creation of a spirit of 
readiness for action, which has ever remained in the regiment. 
THE PLAN OF CAMPAIGN. 
There has been so much controversy upon the plan of campaign 
under Col. Peacock and its performance, so many misconceptions, 
mainly the outcome of the hurried and not fully informed reports made 
in newspapers during the first few days of its progress, that it is well 
to give a resumé of it and the consensus of opinions as expressed at 
the time at headquarteis, of which I had exceptional opportunities of 
learning. 
General Napier, at Toronto, was in full command of all the forces 
in Upper Canada, now Ontario. The local command of the Niagara 
Frontier force was entrusted to Col. Peacock of the 16th, who with his 
regiment was then at St. Catharines, which was to be the central point 
for his operations. The main object was to protect the Welland Canal 
and to prevent any advance on it by the Fenians, who were reported 
on June Ist to have landed at Fort Erie. 
A western force of the Queen’s Own from Toronto and the 13th 
Regiment of Hamilton had been dispatched by the Welland Railway 
to Port Colborne to join the Welland Battery. Having arrived there 
in the evening of 1st June this was at first under the command of Col. 
Dennis and subsequently of Col. Booker. 
Col. Peacock had moved at once from St. Catharines and by the 
Erie and Niagara R.R. arrived at Chippewa on the same evening of 
June Ist and was there joined by reinforcements early in the morning 
of June 2nd thus completing the eastern force. 
The problem as arranged by Col. Peacock was to effect a co-opera- 
tion between these two forces under his immediate command and by 
moving on the inner lines of the area of operations protect the canal 
during these movements and then by a united sweeping advance drive 
back the Fenians to the frontier if they should be advancing inland. 
To take charge of their rear he ordered that a steamer and detach- 
ment should be sent from Port Colborne to the Niagara River there 
to patrol the river at Fort Erie to prevent any further reinforcements 
coming over, and those of them on the Canadian side from recrossing 
to the American side. 
This was communicated by wire to Port Colborne, and to secure 
and emphasize his plan he sent Capt. Akers of the Royal Engineers 
from Chippewa to Port Colborne to assist and guide the volunteers 
who were without any officer of the regular army. 
