267. McDonough’s Victory at Plattsburg ,1814
General Prevost , with a fine army of veterans , marched southward from Canada , while a fleet sailed up Lake Champlain . At Plattsburg , on the western side of the lake , was General Macomb with a force of Amer - ican soldiers . Anchored before the town was McDonough ＇ s fleet . Prevost attacked Macomb ＇ s army and was driven back . The British fleet attacked McDonough ＇ s vessels and was de - stroyed . That put an end to Prevost ＇ s invasion . He retreated back to Canada as fast as he could
go .
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