 With the failure of the campaign, President Madison and Secretary of War John Armstrong Jr. relieved Wilkinson and some other senior officers of their battlefield commands, replacing them with younger officers like Scott, Izard, and Jacob Brown.In early 1814, Scott was promoted to brigadier general and was assigned to lead a regiment under General Brown.In mid-1814, Scott took part in another invasion of Canada, which began with a crossing of the Niagara River under the command of General Brown.