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hundred of th« 41st, and about 

 two hundred of the Royal Scots, 

 and a body of Indian Warriors, 

 supported (on the river) by a party 

 of armed seamen, under Captain 

 Dobbs, Royal Navy, The object 

 of this movement was to disperse 

 or capture a body of the enemy 

 which was encamped at Lewiston. 

 Some unavoidable delay having 

 Occurred in the march of the 

 troops up the right bank, the 

 enemy had moved off previous to 

 Lieutenant Colonel Tucker's ar- 

 rival. I have to express myself 

 satisfied with the exertions of that 

 officer. 



Having refreshed the troops at 

 Queenston, and having brought 

 across the 41st, Royals, and In- 

 dians, I sent back the 41st and 

 100th regiments to form the gar- 

 risons of the Forts George, Mi»- 

 sissaga, and Niagara, under Lieut. - 

 Colonel Tucker, and moved, with 

 the 89th, and detachments of the 

 Royals and King's, and light com- 

 pany of the 41st, in all about 800 

 men, to join Major General Riall's 

 division at the Falls. 



When arrived vvithm a few 

 miles of that position, I met a 

 report from Major General Riall, 

 that the enemy was advancing in 

 great force. I immediately pushed 

 on, and joined the bead of Lieut.- 

 Colonel Morrison's column, just 

 as it reached the road leading to- 

 wards the Beaver Dam over the 

 summit of the hill at Lundy's 

 lane. Instead of the whole of 

 Major General Riall's division, 

 which I expected to have found 

 occupying this position, 1 found it 

 almost in the occupation of the 

 enemy, whose columns were within 

 (500 yards of the top of the hill, 

 and the surrounding woods filled 



with his light troops. The ad- 

 . vance of Major General Riall's 

 division, consisting of the Glen- 

 garry Light Infantry, and Incor- 

 porated Militia, having commenced 

 their retreat upon Fort George, I 

 countermanded these corps, and 

 formed the 89th regiment and the 

 Royal Scots detachments, and 41st 

 light companies, in the rear of the 

 hill, their left resting on the great 

 road ; my two twenty-four pounder 

 brass field guns a little advanced 

 in front of the centre on the 

 summit of the hill ; the Glengarry 

 Light Infautry on the right, the 

 battalion of Incorporated Militia, 

 and the detachment of the King's 

 Regiment on the lef; of the great 

 road; the squadron iOth Light 

 Dragoons in the rear of the left 

 on the road. 1 had scarcely com- 

 pleted this formation, when the 

 whole front was warmly and 

 closely engaged. The enemy's 

 principal efforts were directed 

 against our left and centre. After 

 repeated attacks, the troops on the 

 left were partially forced back, 

 and the enemy gained a momen- 

 tary possession of the road. This 

 gave him, however, no material 

 advantage, as the troops which had 

 been forced back formed in rear 

 of the 89th regiment, fronting the 

 road, and securing the flank. It 

 was during this short interval that 

 Major General Riall, having re- 

 ceived a severe wound, was inter- 

 cepted as he was passing to the 

 rear, by a party of -he enemy's 

 cavalry, and made prisoner. In 

 the centre, the repeated and deter- 

 mined attacks of the enemy were 

 met by the 89th regiment, the 

 detachments of the Royals and 

 Kings, and the light company 

 41st regiment, with the most per- 



