Lead Up to the Battle of Sodus Point-- Part 1

From Historic Sodus Point site "Lead up to the Battle  of Sodus Point."

Scott Bannister has been doing a lot of research on  his abcestor  Colonel Asahel Bannister who was the Quartermaster in charge of the supplies and barracks at Sodus Point during the War of 1812.  The information comes from the efforts of  William Eadus who in addition to Captain William   Wickham, applied  to Congress for compensation for their destroyed homes that were used to store supplies for the militia and provided barracks as well.

Ultimately, neither man succeeded in this endeavor.  Congress denied their petition.

There was some question as to why the British did not attept to procure the Sodus Point supplies as they did at Pultneyville where they negotiated the release.  The answer was that they had spent some four hours under a flag of truce.

Why did the British attack at night, something that rarely happened during the American Revolution and War of 1812.  Such action was considered very dangerous.  The answer could be this, and that was that the British knew that the American militia knew they were there and they hoped to attack before the Americans got reinforcements.

--Brock-Perry