Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 223, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1914 — British Night Attack Failed. [ARTICLE]

British Night Attack Failed.

One hundred years ago, after a vigorous bombardment, the British, in three columns commanded by Geheral Drummond, made a night attack upon the Americans entrenched at Fort Erie. Two of the columns had already effected an entrance in the works, and had turned the guns upon the besieged garrison, when the explosion of a magazine blew into the air a storming party, and caused an unconquerable panic on the part of the assailants. The British were compelled to retire, having incurred a loss of 157 killed, 300 wounded aqd.lß6 prisoners. The loss on the American side amounted to only 84 in killed and wounded.