Dennis then ordered his men to retreat, and do the best they could to get safely away, each man for himself.

He set the example and vanished.

But his soldiers were made of different timber.

The Welland and Dunnville men stood up to their work and contested every foot of ground, as they slowly and doggedly retired from one position to another, dodging from cover to cover, and firing into the enemy's ranks as fast as they could load.
Capt.

King rallied a portion of his battery behind a pile of cordwood on the dock, and made a determined stand against the enemy until he fell with a bullet through his ankle, which shattered the bone.