They remained on the Canadian side only ten days and then returned to disembark at Niagara.

Here Dearborn fell ill, and his chief of staff, Colonel Winfield Scott, was left in virtual control of the army.
In May, 1813, most of the troops at Plattsburg and Sackett's Harbor were moved to the Niagara region for the purpose of a grand movement to take Fort George, at the mouth of that river, from the rear and thus redeem the failure of the preceding campaign.

Commodore Chauncey with his Ontario fleet was prepared to cooperate and to transport the troops.
Three American brigadiers, Boyd, Winder, and Chandler, effected a landing in handsome fashion, while Winfield Scott led an advance division.

Under cover of the ships they proceeded along the beach and turned the right flank of the British defenses.

Fort George was evacuated, but most of the force escaped and made their way to Queenston, whence they continued to retreat westward along the shore of Lake Ontario.