Fort Niagara remained under British control for the rest of the war and their focus shifted to more strategically located Fort Niagara across the river instead of Fort George.
In July 1814, American forces under Winfoeld Scott attempted to capture Fort Niagara, but called off the attack when he realized that the naval support he had been promised would not come.
In 1817, American President James Monroe visited the Canadian side of the river on a goodwill trip and was entertained at Fort George by British officers. However, Fort George's inability to guard the entrance to the Niagara River caused a new installation named Fort Mississauga to be built near the mouth of the river in the 1820s.
During this same period, the constuction of Butler's Barracks was undertaken southwest of Fort George and out of range of American batteries.
The equipment within the fort was auctioned off in 1821 and the palisades relocated to other sites in the next year. By 1825, the body of Isaac Brock was exhumed from the northeast bastion and placed at Brock's Monument in Queenston.
--Brock-Perry
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