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ANNUAL REG I ST EH, IS14. 



and to the officers of their depart- 

 ments respective!}', as well as to 

 Captain Foster, my militarj- secre- 

 tary, and the officers of my perso- 

 nal staff, 1 am under the greatest 

 obligations for the assistance they 

 have aiforded me. My acknow- 

 ledgments are due to Captain 

 D' Alton, of the 90th regiment, 

 Brigade Major to the right division; 

 and to Lieutenant Colonel JVichol, 

 Quarter Master General of militia. 

 The exertions of Deputy Commis- 

 sary General Turquand, and the 

 officers of that department, for the 

 supply of the troops; and the care 

 and attention of Staff Surgeon 

 O'Maly, and the medical officers 

 with the division, to the sick and 

 wounded, also claim my thanks. 

 I have the honour to be, &c. 

 Gordon Duummond, 

 Lieutenant General. 

 His Excellency Sir George 

 Prevost, Bart. &c. 



Camp, August 15, 1814, 

 Sir, — I have the honour to re- 

 port to you, for the information of 

 Lieutenant General Drummond, 

 that, in compliance with the in- 

 structions I received, the brigade 

 under my command, consisting of 

 the 8th, and De Watteville's regi- 

 ment, the light companies of the 

 89th and 100th, with a detachment 

 of artillery, attacked this morning 

 at two o'clock the position of the 

 enemy on Snake-hill, and to my 

 great concern failed in its attempt. 

 The flank companies of the bri- 

 gade, who were formed under the 

 orders of Major Evans, of the 

 King's regiment, for the purpose 

 of turning the position between 

 Snake-hill and the lake, met with 

 a check at the abbattis, which was 

 found impenetrable, and was pre- 



vented by it, to support Major De 

 VillHtte, of De Watteville's, and 

 Captain Powell, of the Quarter 

 Master General's department, who, 

 actually with a few men, had turn- 

 ed the enemy's battery. 



The column of support, consist- 

 ing of the remainder of De Watte- 

 ville's and the King's regiment, 

 forming the reserve, in marching 

 too near the Lake, found them- 

 selves entangled between the rocks 

 and tlie water, and by the retreat 

 of the flank companies, were thrown 

 into such confusion, as to render it 

 impossible to give them any kind 

 of formation during the darkness 

 of the night, at which time they 

 were exposed to a most galling fire 

 of the enemy's battery, and the nu- 

 merous parties in the abbattis ; and 

 I am perfectly convinced, that the 

 great nvxraber of missing are men 

 killed, or severely wounded, at that 

 time, when it was impossible to 

 give them any assistance. 



After day break, the troops 

 formed and retired to the camp. 



I enclose a return of casualties. 

 I have the honour, &c. 

 (Signed) 



J. Fischer. 

 Lieut. Col. De Watteville's 

 Regiment. 



Return of Killed, Wounded, and 

 Missing, oj" the Right Division, 

 in the Assault oj" Fort Erie, the 

 15/A of August, 1814. 

 To/a/.— Killed,— 2 lieutenant- 

 colonels, 1 captain, 1 lieutenant, 1 

 Serjeant, 1 drummer, 51 rank and 

 file. 



Wounded — 1 deputy assistant 

 quarter master general, 1 major, 8 

 captains, 11 lieutenants, 2 ensigns, 



1 master, 12 seamen, 20 serjeants, 



2 drummers, 250 rank and file. 



