The Governor later assigned the more experienced Major General Amos Hall to overall command of the Niagara Frontier militia on July 28, 1812, until Major General Stephen van Rensselaer could assume the command on August 11, 1812. It was for these reasons Wadsworth earned the epitaph "the reluctant general."
The Governor later appointed Major General Amos Hall to command the Niagara Frontier militia on July 28, 1812, until Major General Stephen van Rensselaer could assume command on August 11, 1812. This led to Wadsworth earning the nickname "the reluctant general."