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The Niagara escarpment rises above Queenston Heights, where British reinforcements arriving from Fort George in battle dress and exhausted from a double quick march struggled up the slope. Although the Americans controlled Queenston Heights, harassment by 120 Indians under Chief Norton prevented them from properly establishing their position. Meanwhile, Regular British troops and Canadian militia arrived from Fort George and other outposts, and under Major General Roger Sheaffe they climbed the heights of Queenston and assembled for the last battle.
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