Why did colonel arthur brooke and his men retreat from north point?
a) they were called upon to act as reinforcements in vice admiral cochrane's battle at fort mchenry across baltimore harbor.
b) they were given orders to retreat because the united states and britain were in peace negotiations in ghent, belgium.
c)they were ordered to join the british troops deployed at the canadian border to hold back the american invaders.
d)they couldn't take on major general smith's 12,000 american troops without vice admiral cochrane's support.

The correct answer is D) They couldn't take on Major General Smith's 12,000 American troops without Vice Admiral Cochrane's support.

Colonel Arthur Brooke and his men retreated from North Point because they couldn't take on Major General Smith's 12,000 American troops without Vice Admiral Cochrane's support.

We are referring to the Battle of North Point and the Battle of Baltimore during the War of 1812. He and General Robert Ross were sent to North America to the area of the Chesapeake Bay, in the War of 1812. Colonel Brooke started to fight in the Bladensburg Battle, trying to get to Washington, getting to North Point on September 11, 1814 and assumed the control of the troops after Ross was killed. He waited for the support of Admiral  Cochrane's navy at Paptasco, but he was stopped at Fort McHenry.

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