had erected two batteries and were engaged on a third. The force was
divided into three brigades, two of which were encamped out of range
of the American cannon. At half past 2 P.M. on the 17th the
American troops marched out and the action began. In less than half an
hour the Americans had captured two of the batteries and two
blockhouses. Very soon a third battery was abandoned, the cannon
spiked and dismounted. General Drummond retired on the night of the
21st, and took post in his intrenchments behind the Chippewa. The
British losses in this investment were, in killed, wounded, and
prisoners, nearly a thousand, while the American loss was five hundred
and eleven. Early in November the American army took up winter
quarters in Buffalo, and this brought to a close the war on the
Niagara.

The following statement of the losses on either side in this memorable
campaign is interesting:

--------------------------------------+---------------+---------------
| British loss. | American loss.
--------------------------------------+---------------+---------------
Battle of Chippewa, July 5, 1814 | 507 | 328
Battle of Niagara, July 25, 1814 | 878 | 860
Battle of Fort Erie, August 15, 1814 | 905 | 84
Sortie from Fort Erie, Sept. 17, 1814 | 800 | 511
+---------------+---------------
Total | 3,090 | 1,783
--------------------------------------+---------------+---------------

General Jacob Brown, the commander of this army, became General in
Chief of the United States army March 10, 1821. He died September 24,