His plan to invade Canada started with the Battle of Frenchman's Creek but was then abandoned because of problems due to poor organization. After arguing with Brigadier General Peter B. Porter, he challenged him to a duel, but both men went unscathed. The historian John R. Elting wrote of the duel, stating ``Unfortunately, both missed.'' In the wake of his failure, Smyth's name was removed from the U.S. Army rolls.
His plan to invade Canada started with the Battle of Frenchman's Creek but was then abandoned because of problems due to poor organization.
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
His
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
plan
plan
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
invade
invade
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Sing
Canada
Canada
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
start
started
VERB
VBD
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
Battle
Battle
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Frenchman
Frenchman
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
nmod
Number=Sing
Creek
Creek
PROPN
NNP
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
PronType=Dem
then
then
ADV
RB
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
abandon
abandoned
VERB
VBN
case
because
because
ADP
IN
fixed
of
of
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur
problem
problems
NOUN
NNS
case
due
due
ADP
IN
fixed
to
to
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
poor
poor
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
organization
organization
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
After arguing with Brigadier General Peter B. Porter, he challenged him to a duel, but both men went unscathed.
mark
after
After
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
argue
arguing
VERB
VBG
case
with
with
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Brigadier
Brigadier
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
General
General
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
Peter
Peter
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
B.
B.
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Porter
Porter
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
challenge
challenged
VERB
VBD
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
duel
duel
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
det
both
both
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
man
men
NOUN
NNS
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
go
went
VERB
VBD
xcomp
Degree=Pos
unscathed
unscathed
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
The historian John R. Elting wrote of the duel, stating ``Unfortunately, both missed.''
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
historian
historian
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
John
John
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
R.
R.
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Elting
Elting
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
write
wrote
VERB
VBD
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
duel
duel
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
state
stating
VERB
VBG
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
advmod
unfortunately
Unfortunately
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
both
both
DET
DT
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
miss
missed
VERB
VBD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
In the wake of his failure, Smyth's name was removed from the U.S. Army rolls.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
wake
wake
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Sing
failure
failure
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Smyth
Smyth
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
name
name
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
remove
removed
VERB
VBN
case
from
from
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
U.S.
U.S.
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Army
Army
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Plur
roll
rolls
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.