War of 1812 Army Camp at Dickersonville, N.Y.-- Part 4: Hardscrabble Burned By the British

After the British captured Fort Niagara in December 1813, Hardscrabble became one of the few places on the Niagara Frontier still under American control.

Sometime in early July, the British burned the camp.  One source says troops stationed there had been dismissed three months earlier in April 1814.

Seven hundred American troops were then sent to Lewiston so it could be rebuilt.  Whether Hardscrabble was rebuilt is not known, but another encampment was established at Lewiston despite the British still holding Fort Niagara until May 1815.

--Brock-Perry