Major General Phineas Riall launched an attack on the nearby town of Lewiston in conjunction.

On the night of December 18, 1813, a force of 500 men consisting of Native American warriors, the main body of the 1st Battalion of the 1st Regiment of Foot and the 41st Regiment of Foot, commanded by Major-General Phineas Riall, crossed the Niagara river to attack the Americans at Lewiston.

At Fort Schlosser, Canadians fighting for America led by Colonel Joseph Willcocks moved north to meet Riall's force.

[3] The Canadians fought a rearguard action skirmishing with the British for 2 days until they escaped across the Tonawanda Creek.

After Willcocks was driven back the British and natives burned every house and settlement on the American side of the Niagara River until they reached Fort Schlosser.