Therefore critics should always be careful to put the saddle of blame on the right horse.
As Col.

Peacocke had been assigned to the immediate command of the troops operating on the Niagara frontier by Gen.

Napier, it will be noted (as related in a former chapter) that he arrived at Chippawa on the evening of June 1st, with a considerable number of regular troops and a complete battery of field guns, manned by experienced gunners of the Royal Artillery.

His reinforcements from Toronto and St.Catharines were closely following, and quickly available.

That night he sent Capt.
Akers across the country with definite orders to Lieut.-Col.