Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-01-14
The Battles nriSIa.

me Albany Journal, in contrasting the
events OF the present war with that of 1912.
exhibits the magnitude of the present con-
test The war of the Revolt tinn was rela-
rrfly mere succession of skirmishes -
Ine war OF 1912 measured both as regards
numbers ard the field of operation. shrinks
inte contemplate insignifcance beside the
g'kantic operations that are going on at the
prfsent hour. If we look at the history.
especially the last var with England, and
con- are Its leading incidents with those of
inc Conflict now raging, we shall find that
Il oardiT rises to the dignity of modern
Tecon6isance. The battles dwindle down
1nSo the seriest martial emeuteS the easu-
aines are few, and the number of pris ners
faxen In victorious engagements, counted
fRther by hundreds than thousands. We
cue lew incidents from the war OF 1912 10
SOW that petty affairs relatively were some
g the most brilliant achieved by our arms
me first battle" of any importance was
t1atef Brownston. near Detroit, fought
August 81 1872 Our force was only 600,
tzatsof tbs British and Indians eobiaed $50,
Our loss was Is killed and 63 wounded |;
that of the enemy 100 Gen HulP army
which disgracelully surrendered at Detroit.
six days later numbered twenty five hum
dred men while that of the enemy consis-
ted OF only 700 English and 600 Indians -
No wonder Gen. Brock, who commanded
the latter, wrote to Sir Gen. Provost
when detail my good fortune, your Ex-
cellency will be surprised" At the battle
ofQueehstown, two columns of 300 mcn
each, did about all the fighting on our side
Gen. Van Rensselaer, in his report, saws
hirdr ~ e fba L.. -.
saved all" At it was, some looked on,
while ''many fled into the woods" leaving
their brethren to their fate At the siege
of Fort Erie, the English threw 1000 red
hot shot without hurting a man. Ger loss
was only killed and 7 wounded Brig.
adler General Smith abr nd, ned his favorite
project of invading Canada West because,
although ne had been preparing the greater
part OF che summer, ard had energetically
drummed up volunteers, he had succeeded
in collecting only 1900 men ; and he did not
think the expedition would be successful
unless he bad 1900 more At the battle of
York our force was 1900; that of the enemy
700 English and 100 Indians. Onr loss
was 300 killed and wounded that IS the
enemy, 100 killed, 800 wounded, 200 Yris-
oners. This was one of the most brilliant
of our victories, yet it is not to be compared
to the battle Of Belmont or that of Balls
Buff, either as regards the uuaI Der engag
ed or the losses sustained At the battle
of Sackett's Harbor, the enemy's force was
100; ours 500. His loss in killed and
wounded was $50 ours, 1874 Among the
trophies taken by our troops were the Brit
ish standard and mace Over the latter
hung human scalp! Com. Perry's victo-
ry on Lake Erie was esteemed "big
thing" in its day yet his whole feet con-
sisted of only 81 guns and swivels that of
the enemy G3 guns and two swiyels Our
loss in killed and wounded was 1913 that
of the enemy has never been definitely
known. At the battle of Chippewa our loss
was 1923 that of the enemy 5l4. At the
battle of Fort Erie $50; at the battle Of
Baltimore the enemy's forces numbered
from T006 to 5000; ours was probably less
than hall that number. Our loss was 10
that of the enemy some 100 killed, wound
ed. and missing. Even the battle of New
Orleans looks insignificant to eyes having
witnessed a reconnaissance on the Potomac
10000 strong. and a review of 60,000.-
The British force, including l,rs aud
marines, was about 1900; that Of Gen
Jackson $500 on the left bank of the river
and about 500 distributed in positions hard
! by. Our loss was killed and wounded
| that of the enemy 100 killed 400 wounded
1t Is sale to say that notwithstanding the
torpOr of large share Of our army and tn,
| tauuts that we have thus far been play
! ing at war;" a greater number of lives have
| been lost within the past five months thar
! during the entire War of 1872"