Friday, November 9, 2007

Battle of Cook's Mills
The Battle of Cook's Mills was the last engagement between U.S. and British/Canadian armies fought in Niagara, and second-last (to the Battle of Malcolm's Mills) on the Canadian soil during the War of 1812.

Battle of Cook's Mills Battle
The battle showed the effects of Izard's well trained troops. The American forces took Cook's Mills and burned about 200 bushels of wheat intended to feed the British Army. Despite the victory (?), it became apparent that Drummond was not going to move from his defenses, and so Izard withdrew back to Fort Erie where he destroyed the fort and returned to the U.S. side of the river. Drummond moved to the remains of Fort Erie but chose not to rebuild it, and thus the fighting along the Niagara Frontier came to an end.

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