the fort held out against the frontal attack, mainly because the British guns became stuck in snow drifts, and American artillery, under Adjutant Daniel W. Church of Colonel Benedict's regiment and Lieutenant Baird of Forsyth's company, fired on the British with mixed results. At the outskirts of the town, American militia bombarded the British force with their artillery. A British flank party maneuvered to the least guarded part of the ground and broke through the weak part of the defense. American militia who had been dislodged from their position fell back while conducting a harassing fire by shooting at the British from behind houses and trees. More British flankers maneuvered through the gap to strike the American militia’s main defense from behind. Soon, the British attacking from the front and rear overran the position. The remaining American militia ran farther into the village where some of them took cover in or behind houses while providing harassing fire against the British. The British overran them, leaving Forsyth’s position as the only remaining obstacle. Benjamin Forsyth had placed his riflemen behind stone buildings as shelter. When the British came closer, Forsyth’s riflemen and artillery opened heavy fire causing a number of casualties to the British raiders. The British soon overran this position also and the Americans retreated. Some of the American militia surrendered or were captured, others fled to other towns or hid amongst the civilian population. Casualties The British casualty return listed two British regulars, two men from the Glengarry Light Infantry, one man from the Dundas County Militia and one other militiaman killed; 12 British regulars, 12 of the Glengarry Light Infantry and 20 militiamen wounded, for a total of six killed and 44 wounded. Lieutenant Colonel Macdonell reported that 20 Americans were killed and 70 captured, of whom many were wounded. An American account gave their loss as 26 killed and wounded and about 60 taken prisoner, a figure which suggests that only six of the wounded men escaped capture. Forces British Forces involved at the battle included: Royal Newfoundland Regiment 1st Regiment of Dundas County Militia 1st Regiment of Grenville Militia 2nd Regiment of Grenville Militia 1st Regiment of Leeds Militia 1st Regiment of Stormont Militia Glengarry Light Infantry Fencibles (Captain John Jenkins) Aftermath The British burned two American gunboats and two schooners frozen into the ice, and carried off sixteen artillery pieces and other military stores. There