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De Salaberry was wounded on his forehead, which left a scar. A mile behind the abatis about 1,400 militiamen under Lieutenant-Colonel George Richard John Macdonell* were divided among four entrenchments one behind the other.

      When he reached Ormstown, some miles from the abatis, Hampton split his troops; he sent about 1,000 men across the Châteauguay and himself advanced with 1,000 or so, leaving a like number in reserve at his encampment.

Facing Hampton's force of 4000 troops and 10 cannon, de Salaberry led an advance guard or 250 Voltigeurs plus 50 allied warriors of the Kaunawakee Mohawk nation. It was created by Louis-Philippe Hébert and was unveiled on October 26, 1881, to thank him for his service.

De Salaberry's house in Chambly was named a National Historic Site of Canada in 1968, recognizing its importance.

The Royal Canadian Mint has honored him on coins.

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The encounter won fame and honours for de Salaberry, but had he not succeeded, his personal fortunes may have been quite different.

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Although the militia was subordinate to the army, some army officers insisted upon being taken on in the Voltigeurs Canadiens. The Salaberrys met only a few times, however, since Maurice-Roch and François-Louis left for India on 18 April 1807. De Salaberry used the twilight and difficult terrain to confuse the enemy, ordering bugles to be blown from several locations and convincing Hampton that a much larger force was lurking in the darkness.

There he placed about 250 of the Voltigeurs Canadiens, the sedentary militia, and the Canadian Fencibles, along with some Indians. He earned his commission as Captain-Lieutenant in 1799 and was given a company command in 1803, continuing to serve in Europe and the West Indies. His actions were based on a misunderstanding, but having learned of Hampton’s defeat and withdrawal, Wilkinson did not want to attack Montreal.

Halifax, 1985). On 21 October Major-General Wade Hampton crossed the border at the head of some 3,000 men and advanced up the Châteauguay towards Montreal, which he and Major-General James Wilkinson, who was coming down the St Lawrence from Sackets Harbor, N.Y., were to attack.

      Having foreseen that the enemy would cross the Châteauguay at Allan’s Corners, on the east bank, Salaberry had an abatis thrown up at the spot.

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