Alexander Macomb American The Battle of Plattsburg Bay

Alexander Macomb was in charge of land forces at Plattsburg in September of 1814 when he was faced with the far superior numbers of invading British. His resourcefulness fooled the British into believing that he had a much larger force at his disposal. His efforts to camouflage the roads leading to the Saranac River resulted in the British getting lost for a couple of hours and attacking much later than the naval forces that met the American fleet.