After his demonstration of October 15, which amounted to little more than a reconnaisance in force, he lapsed into hopelessness.
On the 26th the vessels were before Mackinac, but after a reconnaisance Croghan decided that the position was too strong for the force he had.
Reconnaisance is used to designate the work of troops or individuals when gathering information in the field.
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