In August 1814, American Major Lodowick Morgan of the Regiment of Riflemen, who was based in Buffalo, New York, correctly deduced that the British were going to attack Buffalo from Canada by crossing the bridge at Conjocta Creek (also called Scajaquada). Morgan and 240 riflemen silently marched to the point where the road from Black Rock crossed the Conjocta. The riflemen sabotaged the bridge by pulling up a number of planks, then built breastworks at the south side of the creek. Morgan's riflemen continued on to Black Rock, still hiding from the enemy. Once at Black Rock, they marched back the way they came while playing music and making as much noise as possible to gain the attention of the British and make them believe the Americans were headed to Buffalo.