Siege of Detroit
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The siege of Detroit, also known as the surrender of Detroit or the Battle of Fort Detroit, was an early engagement in the War of 1812. A British force under Major General Isaac Brock in cooperation w
The Surrender of Detroit, by J.C.H. Forster
American forces during the siege of Detroit were commanded by Brigadier General William Hull, an aging veteran of the American Revolutionary War.
Major General Isaac Brock met with Tecumseh in Amherstburg, Ontario and quickly established a rapport, ensuring that the Shawnee chief would cooperate with his plans.
The Francois Bâby house, in the grounds of which the British set up their battery to fire on the American fort
Isaac Brock
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Major-General Sir Isaac Brock was a British Army officer and colonial administrator from Guernsey. He is best remembered for his victory at the siege of Detroit and his death at the Battle of Queensto
Siege of Detroit
…also known as the surrender of Detroit or the Battle of Fort Detroit, was an early engagement in the War of 1812. A British force under Major General Isaac Brock in cooperation with Indigenous warriors under Shawnee leader Tecumseh used bluff and deception to intimidate American Brigadier General William Hull…
Portrait by John Savery Carey, 1897
Landing of the English Troops at Calantsoog by Dirk Langendyck, 1799
Governor General Sir George Prevost, whose approach to the war conflicted with Brock's