 He was dismissed from the Royal Navy, and later defected to the Americans.However, Chauncey concentrated on "blockading" Kingston, which Yeo had no intention of leaving while he was inferior in strength, and was criticised by Major General Jacob Brown and other army commanders for his failure to assist the American army on the Niagara peninsula any further, which contributed to the indecisive result of the campaign there.Only three of the smaller American vessels maintained a loose blockade of the Niagara River.