Battle of New Orleans.

Monday, July 13, 2015

Salt Battery-- Part 4: Did damage to Fort George

For the attack on British Fort George on May 27th, the Americans built a number of boats at Five Mile Meadow by the Niagara River with orders to bring them to Four Mile Creek.

When the boats were launched on the 26th, a small British battery opened fire on the Americans.  This brought on a general bombardment between the two forts and their batteries on either side of the river.

According to reports, the Salt Battery at Youngstown inflicted severe injury upon every wooden building in or near Fort George.

--Brock-Perry

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