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The War of 1812
On this part of the field no quarter was given, the greatest portion of them being either killed or scalped. Winchester and Lewis surrendered to Roundhead, an Indian, who stripped them and took them to Proctor, Colonel Allen being among the killed.
Graves and Madison being on another part of the field maintained their position against the small artillery of the enemy, picking off with their riflemen the British gunners on sight, while Proctor with his whole force had withdrawn beyond range, leaving the Americans with time for breakfast.
Proctor, on the arrival of Winchester at his headquarters, intimated to him that be could not restrain his Indian allies, and Winchester, forcibly impressed with the barbarities which he had already witnessed and received at their
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hands, and at the same time underestimating the position and condition of the troops under Graves, consented to surrender, as he reported,
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