The enemy put in his third and final attack determined to capture the post.
His wife moved into his battle station and fought bravely, sustaining three gunshot wounds, until the British captured the post.
Braving continuous gunfire, he and his men captured the machine-gun post.
He led the attack by 2 and 41 Commandos, infiltrated the town and captured the post, taking 42 prisoners including a mortar squad.
Organising a party of men, he immediately attacked and captured the post.
Early in 1814, the Americans had captured the isolated post of Prairie du Chien.
The Xhosa burned British military villages along the frontier and captured the post at Line Drift.
No further advance would be made up the ravine until the 1/6th Gurkha Rifles would capture the post on the night of 12-13 May.
The enemy used every mean to capture the post with two companies attack and heavy artillery bombardment, but was unsuccessful.
The Australians then captured the post.
