This battle wasn't just a small skirmish. It was a major deal for War of 1812 standards. The Americans brough some 80 cannons with them to cover the landings on Canadian soil. Soldiers at te battle compared the bombardment to a "hailstorm."
However, this did not deter Mary.
A chronicler describes what happened:
"Suddenly they (the defenders) saw a vision. Walking calmly through the shower of iron came Mary Henry with hot coffee and food, seemingly unconcerned as if she were in her own small garden on the shore on a Summer evening before the peace was shattered.
"Time and again she went and came back with more sustenance, apparently guarded by some unseen angel from the peril which menaced her every step. Through the day until darkness brought respite she was caterer and nurse, the only woman in the company to bind the wounds of those maimed in the fight.
"These who survived never forgot that day, nor the courage of Mary Henry."
Quite the Hero. --Brock-Perry
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