However, the American forces under General Macomb and Commadore Macdonough stopped a British advance that probably kept the northern parts of New York and New England as part of the United States rather than being part of Canada.
Every year, the BoP is commemorated by a large 3 day event. Each year, the Boy Scouts of America hold a camporee at the same time and sponsor a special pictorial cancel honoring the battle. This year's cancel shows the "Plucky Rooster" which was in a cage hit by a cannon ball, released and started crowing giving sailors of the American Fleet further motivation in their cause.
