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==Background==
When the war broke out, a flourishing illicit trade was soon established between Ogdensburg and Prescott, Upper Canada (later to become the province of Canada West in 1841), on the Northern side of the [[Saint Lawrence River]]. This was checked early in October 1812 when the Americans reinforced the [[militia]] with some of the regular [[1st Regiment of Riflemen|1st U.S. Rifle Regiment]] under Major [[
The British made an abortive attack with their own militia on October 3, which was quickly repulsed by the American forces in Ogdensburg, after which the militia dispersed. During the next few months, Forsyth's riflemen made several raids across the river, sniping at British troops and occasionally capturing boatloads of supplies on their way to [[Kingston, Ontario]].
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