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Governor-General Prevost decided to send an invasion force South of the border to try to seize as much territory as possible along the Richelieu River. Discussion between the two sides had not resulted yet in a treaty and both were trying to gain the upper hand. Prevost managed to group a large force of British Regulars (freed by the end of the Napoleonic War) and a small naval fleet under the command of Admiral Downie.

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rdfs:label	Timeline (1812 Closure)
rdfs:comment	Governor-General Prevost decided to send an invasion force South of the border to try to seize as much territory as possible along the Richelieu River. Discussion between the two sides had not resulted yet in a treaty and both were trying to gain the upper hand. Prevost managed to group a large force of British Regulars (freed by the end of the Napoleonic War) and a small naval fleet under the command of Admiral Downie.
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abstract	Governor-General Prevost decided to send an invasion force South of the border to try to seize as much territory as possible along the Richelieu River. Discussion between the two sides had not resulted yet in a treaty and both were trying to gain the upper hand. Prevost managed to group a large force of British Regulars (freed by the end of the Napoleonic War) and a small naval fleet under the command of Admiral Downie. On the US side, the defence was left to Brigadier General Macomb and Admiral Macdonough. Due to the numerical inferiority of their forces, it was decided not to march North, but instead to fall back and make a stand at Platsburgh which they reinforced with bunkers and other earthworks. The work, however, proved to be too arduous due to the small size of the force and Macomb requested that Vermont(which had, until then, stayed neutral) send militiamen. When Provost's forces arrived, the defences were still not fully completed but, thankfully for them, Provost decided to wait for the arrival of Downie's Fleet. This, however, proved to be only a short respite. The first British ships to arrive were gunboats under Captain Pring, mere hours in advance of the rest1 and they spent the next few days preparing for the engagement. Early in the morning of 11 September, the fleet began bombarding the town. This also signaled the begining of Provost's advance.2 While the naval battle managed to turn to the favour of the US ships, the British infantry attacking from the West easily broke through the undermanned defences at Salmon River and, after entering Plattsburgh, even managed to turn some of the captured guns on the US fleet. The US commanders were forced to capitulate, although, owing to the performance of Admiral Macdonough, the surviving US ships were allowed to retire with dignity after surrendering their cannons.3 Governor-General Prevost then ordered the occupation of the town and that repairs be made to the fortifications in case of a counter-attack from US forces. As most inhabitants had fled before the battle, the soldiers faced no real resistance and simply took their quarters in abandoned houses.

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