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The Americans pillaged and burned York, and captured supplies meant for use on [[Lake Erie]] and the [[Detroit]] frontier. American troops, seeking redress for past losses in the province, looted and vandalized homes and burned public buildings. Dearborn deplored the worst of the atrocities in his letters, but he was nonetheless unable or unwilling to rein in his soldiers. He declared the province conquered, but his superiors criticized his failure to capture the frigate ''Isaac Brock''. Both the [[United States|American]] and [[United Kingdom|British]] generals soon lost their commands. Although the captured supplies allowed for the successAmerican victory at the [[Battle of Lake Erie]] later in 1813, the attack also helped provoke the burning of [[Washington, D.C.]] in [[1814]]. The United States, in failing to attack and take Kingston, never gained full control over [[Upper Canada]]; in fact, the Americans only held York for five days before abandoning it.

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