Winfield Scott

:This article is about the general and presidential candidate. There was also a songwriter named Winfield Scott.

War of 1812

During the War of 1812, Colonel Scott was captured during the Battle of Queenston Heights in 1813, but was released in a prisoner exchange. In March 1814 Scott was brevetted brigadier general. In July 1814, Scott commanded the First Brigade of the American army in the Niagara campaign, winning the battle of Chippewa decisively. He was wounded during the American defeat at the Battle of Lundy's Lane, along with the American commander, Major General Jacob Brown, and the British/Canadian commander, Lieutenant General Gordon Drummond. As the American army retreated across the Niagara, Scott commanded the American forces at Fort Erie, another American victory. Scott's success on the Niagara, combined with American naval victories at Lake Champlain and Lake Erie, guaranteed a stalemate on the northern frontier. Scott's wounds from Lundy's Lane were so severe that he did not serve on active duty for the remainder of the war.

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War of 1812 - Colonel - Battle of Queenston Heights - 1813 - Prisoner exchange - March - 1814 - Brigadier general - Niagara campaign - Chippewa - Battle of Lundy's Lane - Jacob Brown - Gordon Drummond - Fort Erie - Lake Champlain - Lake Erie

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Scott earned the nickname of "Old Fuss and Feathers" for his insistence of military appearance and discipline in the U.S. Army, which consisted mostly of volunteers. In his own campaigns, General Scott preferred to use a core of U.S. Army Regulars whenever possible. Gen. Scott was later known as the Grand Old Man of the Army.

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U.S. Army - Regulars - Grand Old Man of the Army

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