Decisive British victory and Van Rensselaer's resignation

The battle fought on 13 October 1812 at Queenston in Upper Canada was a decisive British victory, with British and native troops defeating the United States forces led by Van Rensselaer. Despite having launched the attack that morning, Van Rensselaer resigned his commission after the defeat. The outcome later became the subject of blame: Armstrong's 1836 Notices pinned responsibility on the general, while Solomon Van Rensselaer indignantly compared Armstrong to Benedict Arnold and laid blame on Lieutenant Colonel Chrystie, who had died of natural causes in July 1813.