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Montreal sustained almost the whole fire of the fort, 

 being set on fire three times, and much cut up in hull, 

 masts, and rigging. 4 Under this fire 800 British 

 troops were landed, under Lieutenant-Colonel Fis 

 cher, assisted by 200 seamen, armed with long pikes, 

 under Captain Mulcaster. They moved gallantly 

 up the hill, under a heavy fire, and carried the fort 

 by assault ; Mitchell then fell back unmolested to the 

 Falls, about 12 miles abve the town, where there 

 was a large quantity of stores. But he was not again 

 attacked. The Americans lost 6 men killed, includ 

 ing Lieutenant Blaney, 38 wounded, and 25 missing, 

 both of these last falling into the enemy's hands. 

 The British lost 22 soldiers, marines, and seamen 

 (including Captain Hollaway) killed, and 73 (in 

 cluding the gallant Captain Mulcaster dangerously, 

 and Captain Popham slightly) wounded, 5 the total 

 loss being 95 nearly a third of the American force 

 engaged. General Drummond, in his official letter, 

 reports that "the fort being everywhere almost open, 

 the whole of the garrison . . . effected their escape, 

 except about 60 men, half of them wounded." No 

 doubt the fort's being "everywhere almost open" 



4 Letter of Sir James Lucas Yeo, May 17, 1814. 



6 Letter of Lieutenant-Colonel V. Fischer, May 17, 1814. 

 James says "18 killed and 64 wounded," why, I do not know; 

 the official report of Colonel Fischer, as quoted, says: "Of 

 the army, 19 killed and 62 wounded; of the navy, 3 killed and 

 ii wounded." 



