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 The Burlington Races After rescuing the remaining survivors from the Hamilton and Scourge, Chauncey returned to manoeuvering with Yeo once again. This back and forth pursuit continued around the lakes for weeks, there was an exchange of fire near the Genesee River on September 11, and on September 28, after an hour-long engagement west of York, Yeo withdrew towards Burlington Heights with Chauncey in pursuit. These "Burlington Races" were named such because Yeo had to beat Chauncey to the shelter under the British guns at Burlington Heights, while Chauncey hoped to catch Yeo before he could reach that protection. With the help of local James Richardson, the son of a lake Captain serving on board Yeo's Wolfe, the British fleet managed to negotiate the sand bars in the channel and lead the squadron to safety.
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