Eleazer W. Ripley
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Eleazer Wheelock Ripley was an American attorney, soldier, and politician who was the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district from 1835 until 1839. He was previously a member of
Eleazar Wheelock Ripley, Oil on canvas portrait
Battle of Lundy's Lane
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The Battle of Lundy's Lane, also known as the Battle of Niagara or contemporarily as the Battle of Bridgewater, was fought on 25 July 1814, during the War of 1812, between an invading American army an
Eleazer W. Ripley
…appointed to command the Second Brigade (which included the 21st Infantry) of Major General Jacob Brown's Left Division on the Niagara River. At the Battle of Lundy's Lane, Ripley's brigade captured and held the British guns until the American withdrawal. However, he was blamed by Brown for losing the guns during the…
The order to retreat to Fort George was countermanded by Lieutenant General Gordon Drummond, who instead ordered for reinforcements to support his position at Lundy's Lane.
After he was instructed to take British guns, Lt Col James Miller, commander of the 21st U.S. Infantry, responded "I'll try, Sir."
The Battle of Lundy's Lane National Historic Site of Canada.
Lundy's Lane Historical Museum (now the Niagara Falls History Museum) in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, on Lundy's Lane near the battle site.