 Once Wilkinson passed Ogdensburg, Prescott's garrison followed along the King's Highway (the modern Highway 2) along the north shore of the river.On November 11, 1813, the two armies fought the Battle of Crysler's Farm, near present-day Morrisburg, Ontario.Wilkinson's army was decisively defeated by a much smaller British and Canadian force, and retreated across the River to Fort Covington, New York.