Daylight of December 30, 1813, found Gen. Amos Hall's force marching to Black Rock with 1,200 militia and some Seneca Indian warriors. This force attacked the British and did well until Hall ordered a withdrawal to prevent them from being enveloped by the British.
At this point, all discipline among the militia disintegrated and it turned into a rout. The British took Black Rock and burned the entire village.
Hall now had some 800 men at nearby Buffalo and they lost that as well. The British proceeded to burn the town as well as five ships tied up there. Hall had at least 140 casualties in this action.
General Hall was subsequently blamed for the losses at Black Rock and Buffalo and removed from command in early winter 1814. He remained with the militia until 1818 when he resigned with the rank of major general.
The rest of his life he was a prominent citizen of western New York until his death in West Bloomfield on December 28, 1827.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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