Forsyth's Raid 1813
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On the night of February 6-7, 1813, Major Benjamin Forsyth of the United States Army, with a detachment of regulars and militia numbering about 200 men, crossed the frozen St. Lawrence River from Morristown, N.Y. and attacked Brockville. The village was garrisoned by a company of Leeds Militia who, taken by surprise, could offer no resistance. The invaders released prisoners from the jail, took a quantity of arms, horses and cattle, and carried off a number of residents. The resentment aroused by this raid led to the successful British attack on Ogdensburg, N.Y., February 22, 1813.
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The United Counties of Leeds & Grenville
The City of Brockville
At the foot of Apple Street
south of Water Street West
Also recorded for this place: Brockville
N 44 35.228 W 75 41.035
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