Battle of the Chateauguay

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{{Infobox military conflict
|conflict=Battle of the Chateauguay
|partof=the [[War of 1812]]
|image=Battle of Chateauguay.jpg
|image_size=300px
|caption=''' ''Bataille de la Chateauguay'' ''' by [[Henri Julien]]. [[Lithograph]] from ''Le Journal de Dimanche'', 1884.
|date=26 October 1813
|place=Allan's Corners, near present-day [[Ormstown, Quebec|Ormstown]], [[Quebec]]
|result= British-Mohawk victory
|combatant1=* {{flag|United Kingdom}}
* {{flag|Lower Canada}}
* [[Mohawk people|Mohawk]]
|combatant2={{flag|United States|1795}}
|commander1={{flagdeco|Lower Canada}} [[Charles de Salaberry]]
|commander2={{flagdeco|USA|1795}} [[Wade Hampton I|Wade Hampton]]
|strength1=1,530<ref name=Hitsman185>Hitsman, p.185</ref>
|strength2=2,600<ref name=Elting143>Elting, p.143</ref>
|casualties1=22 killed, wounded or missing<ref name=Borneman166>Borneman p.166</ref><ref name=James312>James, p. 312</ref>
|casualties2=85 killed or missing unknown wounded<ref name="Cruikshank207">Cruikshank, p. 207</ref>
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{{Campaignbox War of 1812}}

The '''Battle of the Chateauguay''' was an engagement of the [[War of 1812]]. On 26 October 1813, a combined [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[British North America|Canadian]] force consisting of 1,530 regulars, volunteers, militia and [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native Americans]] from [[Lower Canada]], commanded by [[Charles de Salaberry]], repelled an [[United States|American]] force of about 2,600 regulars which was attempting to invade Lower Canada and ultimately attack [[Montreal]].

The Battle of the Chateauguay was one of the two battles (the other being the [[Battle of Crysler's Farm]]) which caused the Americans to abandon the Saint Lawrence Campaign, their major strategic effort in the autumn of 1813.

==Prelude==
===American plan===
Late in 1813, [[United States Secretary of War]] [[John Armstrong Jr.|John Armstrong]] devised a plan to capture [[Montreal]], which might have led to the conquest of all [[Upper Canada]]. Two divisions were involved. One would descend the [[St. Lawrence River]] from [[Sackett's Harbor, New York|Sackett's Harbor]] on [[Lake Ontario]], while the other would advance north from [[Plattsburgh, New York|Plattsburgh]] on [[Lake Champlain]]. The two divisions would unite in front of the city for the final assault.<ref>Elting, p.138</ref>
[[File:Wade Hampton I.jpg|thumb|upright|American forces during the battle were led by Maj. Gen. [[Wade Hampton I|Wade Hampton]]. He took command of the American forces around [[Lake Champlain]] on 4 July 1813.]]
The Americans around Lake Champlain were led by Major General [[Wade Hampton I|Wade Hampton]], who had taken command on 4 July 1813. Hampton had several misgivings about the plan. His own troops, encamped at [[Burlington, Vermont]], were raw and badly trained, and his junior officers themselves lacked training and experience.<ref name=Elting143/> There were insufficient supplies at his forward base at Plattsburgh as the British had controlled the lake since 3 June. On that day, two American [[sloop of war|sloops]] pursued British gunboats into the [[Richelieu River]] and were forced to surrender after the wind dropped and they were trapped by gunboats and artillery firing from the river banks.<ref>Hitsman, p.153</ref> The British took over the sloops and used them in a raid against a number of settlements around Lake Champlain. In particular, they captured or destroyed quantities of supplies in and around Plattsburgh. Although the British crews and troops involved in the raid were subsequently returned to other duties, the American naval commander on the lake, Lieutenant [[Thomas Macdonough]], was unable to construct a flotilla of sloops and gunboats to counter the British vessels until August.<ref>Roosevelt, p.157</ref>

Hampton, a wealthy southern plantation owner, despised Major General [[James Wilkinson]] who commanded the division from Sackett's Harbor and who had a reputation for corruption and treacherous dealings with [[Spain]]. The two men, who were the two senior generals in the [[United States Army]] after the effective retirement of Major General [[Henry Dearborn]] on 6 July 1813, had been feuding with each other since 1808.<ref>Elting, p.136</ref> Hampton at first refused to accept orders from Wilkinson, until Armstrong (who had himself moved to Sackett's Harbor) arranged that all correspondence regarding the expedition was to pass through the War Department.<ref>Hitsman, p.179</ref>

===Hampton's movements===
On 19 September, Hampton moved by water from Burlington to Plattsburgh, escorted by Macdonough's gunboats, and made a reconnaissance in force towards [[Odelltown]] on the direct route north from Lake Champlain. He decided that the British forces were too strong in this sector. The garrison of [[Ile aux Noix]], where the British sloops and gunboats were based, numbered about 900<ref>Elting, p.144</ref> and there were other outposts and light troops in the area. Also, water on this route was short after a summer drought had caused the wells and streams to dry up,<ref>Hitsman, p.183</ref> though this excuse caused some amusement among Hampton's officers as Hampton was known to be fond of drink.<ref>Hitsman, p.180</ref> Hampton's force marched west instead to [[Chateaugay (town), New York|Four Corners]], on the [[Chateauguay River]].

As Wilkinson's expedition was not ready, Hampton's force waited at Four Corners until 18 October. Hampton was concerned that the delay was depleting his supplies and giving the British time to muster forces against him. Hearing from Armstrong that Wilkinson's force was "almost" ready to set out, he began advancing down the Chateauguay River.<ref>Elting, p.145</ref> A brigade of 1,400 New York militia refused to cross the frontier into Canada, leaving Hampton with two brigades of regulars numbering about 2,600 in total, 200 mounted troops and 10 field guns. Large numbers of loaded wagons accompanied the force. Hampton's advance was slowed because the bridges across every stream had been destroyed and trees had been felled across the roads (which themselves were little more than tracks).<ref name=Hitsman184>Hitsman, p.184</ref>

===Canadian counter-moves===
The Swiss-born Major-General [[Louis de Watteville]] was appointed commander of the Montreal District on 17 September. In response to reports of the American advance, he ordered several units of militia called up. Reinforcements (two battalions of the [[Royal Marines Battalions (Napoleonic Wars)|Royal Marines]]) were also moving up the St. Lawrence from [[Quebec city|Quebec]].<ref name=Hitsman184/> The [[Governor-General of Canada]], Lieutenant General Sir [[George Prevost]], ordered Lieutenant Colonel [[George MacDonnell]] to move from [[Kingston, Ontario|Kingston]] on [[Lake Ontario]] to the front south of Montreal with his [[1st Light Battalion]] of mixed regular and militia companies.<ref>Hitsman, p.181</ref> Already though, the commander of the outposts, Lieutenant Colonel [[Charles de Salaberry]], had been organising his defences. In addition to his own corps (the [[Canadian Voltigeurs]]) and George MacDonnell's 1st Light Battalion, he had called in several units of the [[Canadian Units of the War of 1812#Select Embodied Militia|Select Embodied Militia]] and local militia units.<ref name=Hitsman185/>
[[File:Charles-Michel d'Irumberry de Salaberry (1778-1829), by Anson Dickinson, 1825, watercolor on ivory - Château Ramezay - Montreal, Canada - DSC07496.jpg|upright|thumb|left|Commanding the outposts along the [[Chateauguay River]], Lt Col [[Charles de Salaberry]] organised the defences, initially made up of [[Canadian Voltigeurs]] and units from the [[Canadian militia]].]]
De Salaberry had many informants among the farmers in the area who provided accurate information about the strength of Hampton's force and its movements, while Hampton had very poor intelligence about De Salaberry's force.
*The road along which Hampton was advancing followed the north bank of the Chateauguay. Facing a ravine where a creek (the English River) joined the Chateauguay, de Salaberry ordered [[abatis]] (obstacles made of felled trees) to be constructed, blocking the road. Behind these he posted the light company of the [[Canadian Regiment of Fencible Infantry|Canadian Fencibles]] under Captain Richard Ferguson (50);<ref name=HendersonSite>{{cite web| url=http://www.warof1812.ca/chatgy.htm| title=War of 1812| last=Henderson| first=Robert| website=www.warof1812.ca| access-date=26 January 2016}}</ref> two companies of the [[Canadian Voltigeurs]] under Captain [[Michel-Louis Juchereau Duchesnay]] and his brother Captain [[Jean-Baptiste Juchereau Duchesnay]], totalling about 100 men; a company from the 2nd Battalion Sedentary [[Beauharnois, Quebec|Beauharnois]] Militia under Captain Longuetin (about 100)<ref name=ParksCanada>{{cite web| url=http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/lhn-nhs/qc/chateauguay/natcul/natcul1/natcul1c.aspx| title=Battle of the Châteauguay National Historic Site| publisher=Parks Canada/Parcs Canada| access-date=26 January 2016}}</ref> and perhaps two dozen Native Americans ([[Abenaki]], [[Algonquin people|Algonquin]] and [[Iroquois]])<ref name=Pouliot-Thisdale>{{cite web| url=https://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/200/300/eric_pouliot-thisdale/1812_1815-e/Warriors_of_1812_Kahnawake_and_Kanehsatake_Eric_Pouliot-Thisdale_2014_English_PDF.pdf| title=Kanehsatà:ke Oka Mission Warriors : archives and historical research| author=Eric Pouliot-Thisdale| publisher=[[Library and Archives Canada]]| access-date=9 April 2016}}</ref> nominally commanded by Captain Lamothe.
*To guard a ford across the Chateauguay {{convert|1|mi|km}} behind the abatis, de Salaberry posted the light companies of the [[Canadian Units of the War of 1812#Select Embodied Militia|2nd and 3rd Battalions of Select Embodied Militia]] under Captains de Tonnancoeur and Daly, and another company of Beauharnois militia under Captain Brugière (about 160 in total).<ref name=ParksCanada/>
*In successive reserve positions, stretching a mile and a half along the river from the abatis to the ford and beyond, were another five companies of the [[Canadian Voltigeurs]] (about 300); the main body of the 2nd Select Embodied Militia (480), 200 more local "sedentary" militia; and another 150 [[Kahnawake]] and [[Mohawks]] and other Native Americans commanded by Captains Lorimier and [[Dominique Ducharme|Ducharme]], among others.<ref name=ParksCanada/><ref name=Pouliot-Thisdale/>

De Salaberry commanded the front line in person, while the reserves were commanded by Lieutenant Colonel MacDonnell.<ref name=Hitsman185/>

All of de Salaberry's forces were raised in [[Lower Canada]]. The Canadian Fencibles were raised as regulars, though liable for service in North America only. The Voltigeurs were volunteers and were treated as regulars for most purposes. The Select Embodied Militia contained some volunteers but consisted mainly of men drafted by ballot for a year's full-time service.<ref>Hitsman, pp.38, 122</ref>

De Salaberry had been so confident of victory that he had not informed his superiors of his actions. De Watteville and Sir George Prevost rode forward and "approved" de Salaberry's dispositions, even as the fighting started.<ref name=Hitsman187>Hitsman, p.187</ref>

==Battle==
[[File:A Sketch of the battle of La Fourche or Chateauguay, Oct. 26th 1813.png|thumbnail|275px|A Sketch of the battle of the Chateauguay]]
Hampton knew of the existence of the ford and, late on 25 October, he decided to send 1,500 men of his first brigade (including most, if not all, of his light infantry) under Colonel Robert Purdy,<ref name=Elting146/> to cross to the south bank of the Chateauguay, circle round the British position and outflank it by capturing the ford at dawn, while the remainder under Brigadier General [[George Izard]] attacked from the front. After Purdy set off, Hampton received a letter from Armstrong, dated 16 October, informing him that Armstrong himself was relinquishing overall command of the combined American forces, leaving Wilkinson in charge. Hampton was also ordered to construct winter quarters for 10,000 men on the Saint Lawrence. Hampton interpreted this instruction to mean that there would be no attack on Montreal that year and the entire campaign was pointless. He would probably have retreated immediately, except that Purdy would then have been left isolated.<ref name=Elting146>Elting, p.146</ref>

Purdy's men spent a miserable night marching through swampy woods in pouring rain, becoming quite lost. As dawn broke on 26 October, they located the correct trail, but inexperienced or unwilling guides first led them about mid-morning to a point on the river opposite de Salaberry's forward defences. Some time after noon, Purdy's brigade encountered the detachment de Salaberry had posted to guard the ford. Captain Daly, leading the light company of the 3rd Select Embodied Militia, launched an immediate attack against the Americans, while other Canadian troops engaged them from across the river.<ref>Hitsman, p.186</ref> The Americans were thrown into confusion and driven back. Captain Daly and Captain Brugière were severely wounded and their men withdrew, but when the Americans tried to pursue they once again came under fire from the north bank of the Chateauguay and were again thrown into disarray.<ref name=ParksCanada/>

After Purdy's force had been in action for some time with no obvious signs of American success, Izard's force marched into the ravine facing de Salaberry's defences and deployed into line. Legend has it that at this point, an American officer rode forward to demand the Canadians' surrender. As he had omitted to do so under a flag of truce, he was shot down by de Salaberry himself.<ref name=Lightall19>{{cite book |url=https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14619 |title= An Account of the Battle of the Chateauguay |last=Lighthall |first=William D. |year=1889 |website=[[Project Gutenberg]] |access-date=20 March 2021 |page=19}}</ref>

Izard's troops began steady, rolling volleys into the abatis and trees. These conventional tactics, better suited to pitched battles between regular forces in open terrain, were almost entirely ineffective against the Canadians. The defenders replied with accurate individual fire. Lieutenant Pinguet of the Canadian Fencibles later related "All our men fired from thirty-five to forty rounds so well aimed that the prisoners told us next day that every shot seem to pass at about the height of a man's breast or head. Our company was engaged for about three-quarters of an hour before reinforcements came up."<ref name=HendersonSite/> Surprisingly few Americans were hit however. On the Canadian right, the light company of the Fencibles were outflanked and fell back, but either on de Salaberry's orders or on their own initiative, MacDonnell and several companies from the reserve were already making their way forward. They did so with [[Bugle (instrument)|bugle]] calls, cheers and Indian war whoops. De Salaberry is also credited in several accounts with sending buglers into the woods to sound the "Advance" as a [[ruse de guerre]]. The unnerved Americans thought themselves outnumbered and about to be outflanked and fell back {{convert|3|mi|km}}.<ref name=Elting147>Elting p.147</ref> Hampton's four guns did not come into action.<ref name=Lightall19/>

Purdy first fell back to the river bank opposite De Salaberry's front line, expecting to find Izard still in action, so that he could ferry his wounded across the river. Instead, he once again found himself under fire from De Salaberry and was forced to retreat through the woods to his starting-place. Once Purdy had extricated himself after another dismal night in the woods, the American army withdrew in good order. De Salaberry did not pursue.<ref name=Elting147/>

==Casualties==
De Salaberry reported 5 killed, 16 wounded and 4 missing<ref name=Borneman166>Borneman p.166</ref> but 3 of the men who had been returned as "killed" later rejoined the ranks unharmed,<ref name=James312>James, p. 312</ref> giving a revised Canadian loss of 2 killed, 16 wounded and 4 missing. The American losses were officially reported by Hampton's Adjutant-General (Colonel [[Henry Atkinson (soldier)|Henry Atkinson]]) as 23 killed, 33 wounded and 29 missing.<ref name="Cruikshank207"/> Salaberry reported that 16 American prisoners were taken.<ref>Wood, p. 397</ref>

==Aftermath==
Having reunited his forces, Hampton held a [[council of war]]. This unanimously concluded that a renewed advance stood no chance of success.<ref name=Hitsman187/> Furthermore, the roads were becoming impassable under the autumn rains, and Hampton's supplies would soon be exhausted. Hampton ordered a withdrawal to Four Corners and sent Colonel Atkinson to Wilkinson with a report of his situation.<ref>Way, in Zaslow p.66</ref>
Wilkinson's own force had reached a settlement named Hoags, on the [[Saint Lawrence River]] a few miles upstream from [[Ogdensburg, New York|Ogdensburg]], when they received this news. Wilkinson replied with orders for Hampton to advance to [[Cornwall, Ontario|Cornwall]], bringing sufficient supplies for both his own and Wilkinson's division. When he received these orders, Hampton was convinced that they could not be executed and declined to comply, retreating instead to Plattsburgh.<ref>Elting, p.150</ref> Before Hampton's reply could reach Wilkinson, the latter's own force was defeated at the [[Battle of Crysler's Farm]] on 11 November. Wilkinson nevertheless used Hampton's refusal to move on Cornwall (which he received by letter on 12 November) as a pretext to abandon his own advance, and the campaign to capture Montreal was called off.<ref>Way, in Zaslow, p.81</ref>

Hampton had already submitted his resignation the day before the battle of Chateauguay, in his reply to Armstrong's letter of 16 October. He was not employed again in the field.<ref name=Elting146/>

On the British side, the victorious troops at Chateauguay held their existing positions and endured much discomfort for several days before Indians reported that the Americans were retreating, which allowed them to retire to more comfortable billets. The hot-tempered de Salaberry was furious that Major General de Watteville and especially Sir George Prevost had arrived on the field too late to take part in the fighting but in time to submit their own dispatches claiming the victory for themselves.<ref name=BiographyOnline>{{cite web |url=http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=2930 |title=Charles de Salaberry |publisher=Dictionary of Canadian Biography online| access-date=20 March 2021}}</ref> He considered resigning his commission but was later officially thanked by the Legislative Assembly of [[Quebec City|Quebec]]. He and Lieutenant Colonel MacDonnell were made [[Order of the Bath|Companions of the Bath]] after the war for their parts in the battle. Sir George Prevost's dispatch, which claimed that 300 Canadians had put 7,500 Americans to flight nevertheless contributed to the battle becoming legendary in Canadian folklore.<ref name=BiographyOnline/>

==Legacy==
[[File:Lieu historique national du Canada de la Bataille-de-la-Châteauguay 01.JPG|thumb|The site of the battle was designated as a [[National Historic Sites of Canada|National Historic Site of Canada]] in 1920.]]
[[Active Regular Army units with campaign credit for the War of 1812|Eight currently active regular battalions of the United States Army]] (1-[[3rd US Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard)|3 Inf]], 2-3 Inf, 4-3 Inf, 1-5 Inf, 2-[[5th Infantry Regiment (United States)|5 Inf]], 1-[[6th Infantry Regiment (United States)|6 Inf]], 2-6 Inf and 4-6 Inf) perpetuate the lineages of several of American infantry regiments (the old [[1st Infantry Regiment (United States)|1st]], [[4th Infantry Regiment (United States)|4th]], [[25th Infantry Regiment (United States)#Other units known as .2225th Infantry Regiment.22|25th]] and [[29th Infantry Regiment (United States)|29th Infantry Regiment]]s) that took part in the Battle of the Chateauguay.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}

Six regiments of the [[Canadian Army]] carry the Battle Honour CHATEAUGUAY to commemorate the history and heritage of units that fought at the Battle. They are: The [[Royal 22e Régiment|Royal 22e Régiment]], the [[Canadian Grenadier Guards]], the [[Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada]], [[Les Voltigeurs de Québec]], [[Les Fusiliers du St-Laurent|Les Fusiliers du St-Laurent]] and [[Le Régiment de la Chaudière]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/military-history/history-heritage/battle-honours-honorary-distinctions/chateauguay.html|title = War of 1812 - Châteauguay|date = 22 July 2019}}</ref>

The site of the battle was designated a [[National Historic Sites of Canada|National Historic Site of Canada]] in 1920.<ref>{{CRHP|3271|Battle of the Chateauguay|4 March 2012}}</ref>

===Mohawk warriors who took part in the battle===
A list of Warriors receiving medals entitled: "August 25, 1847 A list of soldier and Native Warriors was provided for the Military General Service Medals for the Battle of Detroit, 11 August 1812, the Battle of Chateauguay on 26 October 1813, the Battle of Crysler Farm, 11 November 1813."<ref>"Alphabetical list of the Canadian Militia and Indian Warriors whose claims for medals for co-operation with the British Troops at the actions of Detroit, Chateauguay and Crystler's Farm have been investigated by the Board of Canadian Officers at Montreal under the General Order of the 25th August 1847." Library and Archives Canada (LAC) microfilm T-12650 page 161459</ref>

All the warriors from Kanesatake and Kahnawake mentioned who received medals at Chateauguay can be found in the 1786-1800 Kanesatake-Oka and Caughnawaga-Kahnawake parish registers or other census that took place during that period. The transcribed registers from the parish registers repertory are available at National Archives of Quebec in Montreal, and through the censuses mentioned.

Those from Caughnawaga-Kahnawake were: Ducharme Dominique, Captain; Anaicha, Saro; Anontara, Saro; Arenhoktha, Saro; Arosin-Arosen, Wishe; Atenhara, Henias (Oka & Caughnawaga); Honenharakete, Roren; Kanewatiron, Henias; Karakontie, Arenne; Karenhoton, Atonsa; Kariwakeron, Sak; Katstirakeron, Saro; Maccomber Jarvise; Nikarakwasa, Atonsa; Sakahoronkwas, Triom; Sakoiatiiostha, Sose; Sakoratentha, Sawatis; Saskwenharowane, Saro; Sawennowane, Atona; Skaionwiio, Wishe; Taiakonentakete, Wishe; Tekanasontie, Martin; Tewasarasere, Roiir; Tewaserake, Henias; Thoientakon, Simon; Tiohakwente, Tier (Oka & Caughnawaga); Tiohatekon, Atonsa; Tseoherisen, Tier; Tsiorakwisin, Rosi.<ref name=Pouliot-Thisdale/>

==References==
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==Sources==
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*{{cite book|last=Cruikshank|first=Ernest|title=The Documentary History of Campaign upon the Niagara Frontier in the Year 1813, Part IV, October to December, 1813 |edition=Reprint|publisher=Arno Press Inc.|year=1971|isbn=0-405-02838-5}}
*{{cite book|last=Elting|first=John R.|title=Amateurs to Arms:A military history of the War of 1812|location=New York|publisher=Da Capo Press|year=1995|isbn=0-306-80653-3|url=https://archive.org/details/amateurstoarmsmi00elti}}
*{{cite book|last=Hitsman|first=J. Mackay|author2=Donald E. Graves|title=The Incredible War of 1812|location=Toronto|publisher=Robin Brass Studio|year=1999|isbn=1-896941-13-3}}
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*{{cite book|last=Way|first=Ronald L.|title=The Defended Border|editor=Morris Zaslow|publisher=Macmillan of Canada|year=1964|isbn=0-7705-1242-9|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/trent_0116300872201}}
*{{cite book|last=Wood|first=William|author-link=William Wood (historian)|title=Select British Documents of the Canadian War of 1812, Volume III|publisher=Greenwood Press|location=New York|year=1968 |orig-year=1923}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Bataille de la Châteauguay|Battle of the Chateauguay}}
*[http://www.warof1812.ca/chatgy.htm The Battle of the Chateauguay at ''The War of 1812 Website'']
*[https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14619 An Account of the Battle of the Chateauguay] by William D. Lighthall, 1889, from [[Project Gutenberg]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070428005743/http://www.quebecheritageweb.com/trail/trail_details.aspx?&trailId=24 Quebec Heritage Web site of the area]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110527183224/http://www.nosracines.ca/e/page.aspx?id=768266 Colonel Robert Purdy's account, in The Documentary History of the campaign upon the Niagara frontier. pp.129-133]
*[http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/qc/chateauguay/index_e.asp Index to Parc Canada's website on the Battle of the Chateauguay]
*[https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/qc/chateauguay/culture/histoire-history/evenements-events/natcul1c Parc Canada's Map and timeline of the Battle]

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