The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07.
Brown, Jacob Jennings
1775–1828, American general, b. Bucks co., Pa. In the War of 1812 he defeated (May, 1813) a British attempt to take Sackets Harbor, N.Y., and the next year became commander of the Niagara frontier. Brown crossed the Niagara, took Fort Erie, and drove the British back toward York (now Toronto). On July 25, 1814, he fought the battle of Lundy’s Lane, in which he was wounded. From 1821 to 1828 he was general-in-chief of the U.S. army.
