2 1814 War of 1812 headline newspapers BATTLE of CHIPPAWA Ontario CANADA Niagara

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2 1814 War of 1812 headline newspapers BATTLE of CHIPPAWA Ontario CANADA Niagara:
$80.00

Please visit our store at the link directly below for HUNDREDS of HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS on sale or at PHOTO-----Two (2) COMPLETE, ORIGINALNEWSPAPERs,theNational Intelligencer (Washington, DC) dated July 16 and 19, 1814.

These newspapers contain front page headlines and long detailed reports of the BATTLE of CHIPPAWA (Ontario, CANADA) during the WAR of 1812.

The battle of Chippawa, and the subsequent Battle of Lundy\'s Lane, proved that American regular units could hold their own against British regulars if properly trained and well led. It is generally considered that Riall, although misled as to the strength of the American forces and their quality advanced overconfidently, and his mistaken tactics led to the heavy British casualties.

The Battle of Chippawa (sometimes incorrectly spelled Chippewa) was a victory for the United States Army in the War of 1812, during an invasion of Upper Canada along the Niagara River on July 5, 1814.

Early on July 5, British light infantry, militia and Indians crossed the Chippawa ahead of Riall\'s main body and began sniping at Scott\'s outposts from the woods to their west. (Some of them nearly captured Scott, who was having breakfast in a farmhouse.) Brown ordered Porter\'s brigade and Indians to clear the woods. They did so, but they met Riall\'s advancing regulars and hastily retreated.

Scott was already advancing from Street\'s Creek. His artillery (Captain Nathaniel Towson\'s company, with three 12-pounder guns) deployed on the portage road and opened fire. Riall\'s own guns (two light 24-pounder guns and a 5.5-inch howitzer) attempted to reply, but Towson\'s guns destroyed an ammunition wagon and put most of the British guns out of action.

Meanwhile, Scott\'s troops deployed into line with the 25th U.S. Infantry on the left near the woods, the 11th U.S. Infantry and 9th U.S. Infantry in the centre and the 22nd U.S. Infantry on the right with Towson\'s guns. At first, Riall was under the impression that the American line was composed of grey-clad militia troops, whom the professional British soldiers held in much contempt. He expected the poorly trained soldiers to fall back in disarray after the first few volleys. As the American line continued to hold steady under British artillery fire, Riall realized his error and supposedly exclaimed his famous phrase \"Those are regulars, by God!\" (Scott appears to be the only source for Riall\'s utterance; there is no record of it in any British source.)

The British infantry, with the 1st (Royal Scots) Foot and the 100th Foot leading and the 8th (King\'s) Foot in reserve, were advancing very awkwardly and becoming bunched and disordered, because Riall had formed them into line for an advance over uneven ground with some very long grass instead of keeping them in column, in which they could have advanced more rapidly. Advancing in line meant that Riall\'s troops moved more slowly and were under fire from the American artillery for longer. The only benefit of using the line formation instead of column was that it increased firepower, yet Riall sacrificed even this advantage by ordering his infantry to fire only one volley before closing with the bayonet. As the redcoats of the 1st and 100th Regiments moved forward, their own artillery had to stop firing in order to avoid hitting them. Meanwhile, the American gunners switched from firing roundshot to firing canister, with lethal consequences for the British infantry. Once the opposing lines had closed to less than 100 yards apart, Scott advanced his wings, forming his brigade into a \"U\"shape which allowed his flanking units to catch Riall\'s advancing troops in a heavy crossfire.

Both lines stood and fired repeated volleys; after 25minutes of this pounding Riall, his own coat pierced by a bullet, ordered a withdrawal. The 1/8th, which had been moving to the right of the other two regiments, formed line to cover their retreat. As they in turn fell back, three British 6-pounder guns came into action to cover their withdrawal, with two more 6-pounders firing from the entrenchments north of the Chippawa. Scott halted his brigade, although some of Porter\'s Iroquois pursued the British almost to the Chippawa.

Two days after the battle, Brown completed his original intended manoeuvre and crossed the Chippawa upstream of Riall\'s defences, forcing the British to fall back to Fort George. It was not possible to attack this fortified British position because Commodore Chauncey was still failing to support the American army on the Niagara peninsula. No reinforcements or siege artillery could be brought to Brown\'s army. At the same time, the British were able to rush reinforcements to the Niagara front and soon became too strong for Brown to risk a direct attack. Eventually, a series of feints and manoeuvres led to the Battle of Lundy\'s Lane a few weeks later.

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