This books is highly recommended- great details and well written. The battle of York doesn't get a lot of attention, mostly because it was a disappointment for both sides.
The Americans took the town and got away with a bunch of stores and equipment, but failed to cripple the British lake squadron or deliver a major blow to the army. They executed a well organized landing and defeated the defending forces, but lost 200 men and their leader in a magazine explosion.
On the British side, they prevented the capture of the warship under construction by burning it and the regulars got away to fight another day. However, they lost the use of the warship themselves and had the town burnt and some stores. The sight of the redcoats retiring in good order and leaving the town to the mercy of the invaders left a lot of bad blood and cost General Sheaffe his job ()even if he made the right decision militarily).
However, there's lots of potential for a good landing scenario here and it could be expanded to give the defenders the objectives of getting the stores and army away safely.
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