Editing War of 1812 (section)

==== St. Lawrence and Lower Canada, 1813 ====
[[File:Battle of Chateauguay.jpg|thumb|Fencibles, militia, and [[Mohawk people|Mohawks]] repel an American attack on [[Montreal]], [[Battle of the Chateauguay]], October 1813]]

The British were vulnerable along the stretch of the St. Lawrence that was between Upper Canada and the United States. In the winter of 1812–1813, the Americans launched a series of raids from [[Ogdensburg, New York]] that hampered British supply traffic up the river. On 21 February, George Prévost passed through [[Prescott, Ontario]] on the opposite bank of the river with reinforcements for Upper Canada. When he left the next day, the reinforcements and local militia attacked in the [[Battle of Ogdensburg]] and the Americans were forced to retreat.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wgpfoundation.org/historic-markers/war-of-1812-5/|title=WAR OF 1812|date=19 December 2018|website=William G. Pomeroy Foundation}}</ref>

The Americans made two more thrusts against Montreal in 1813.{{sfn|Benn|2002|p=45}} Major General [[Wade Hampton I|Wade Hampton]] was to march north from Lake Champlain and join a force under General [[James Wilkinson]] that would sail from Sackett's Harbor on Lake Ontario and descend the St. Lawrence. Hampton was delayed by road and supply problems and his intense dislike of Wilkinson limited his desire to support his plan.<ref>Daughan, George C. 1812 (p. 220). Basic Books. Kindle Edition</ref> [[Charles de Salaberry]] defeated Hampton's force of 4,000 at the Chateauguay River on 25 October with a smaller force of [[Canadian Voltigeurs]] and [[Mohawks]]. Salaberry's force numbered only 339, but it had a strong defensive position.{{sfn|Benn|2002|p=45}} Wilkinson's force of 8,000 set out on 17 October, but it was delayed by weather. Wilkinson heard that a British force was pursuing him under Captain [[William Mulcaster]] and Lieutenant Colonel [[Joseph Wanton Morrison]] and landed near [[Morrisburg, Ontario]] by 10 November, about 150 kilometres (90&nbsp;mi) from Montreal. On 11 November, his rear guard of 2,500 attacked Morrison's force of 800 at [[Battle of Crysler's Farm|Crysler's Farm]] and was repulsed with heavy losses.{{sfn|Benn|2002|p=45}} He learned that Hampton could not renew his advance, retreated to the United States and settled into winter quarters. He resigned his command after a failed attack on a British outpost at [[Battle of Lacolle Mills (1814)|Lacolle Mills]].{{sfn|Army and Navy Journal Incorporated|1865|pages=469}}