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On February 4, 1813, a British detachment from , twelve miles up the river, crossed over at 1:00 hours and took Elizabethtown by surprise. He freed the American prisoners from the Elizabethtown jail, and took 52 British prisoners at a cost of one man wounded on each side and a 28-mile march in the bitter cold. His performance convinced the British commanders that Ogendensburg had to be neutralized.


REFERENCES

  • Mahon, J. (1972). ''The War of 1812'' {Pg. 140}. Da Capo Press. ISBN 0306804298



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