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Not too many Americans know about the war of 1812.
Here's what happened in a nutshell.
At this point, even with his American aboriginal allies, Brock was outnumbered approximately two to one. Brock thus decided to use a series of tricks to intimidate Hull. He dressed his militia contingent in worn-out uniforms discarded by his regulars, making it appear (at a distance) as if his force consisted entirely of British regular infantry. Brock then laid siege to Fort Detroit, from established artillery positions across the river in Sandwich, and through a carefully crafted series of marches, made it appear he had far more natives with him than he actually did. He had Tecumseh's forces cross in front of the fort several times (doubling back under cover), intimidating Hull with the show of a large, raucous, barely controlled group of natives. Finally, he sent Hull a letter demanding his surrender, in which he stated, in part, "It is far from my inclination to join in a war of extermination, but you must be aware that the numerous body of Indians who have attached themselves to my troops will be beyond my control the moment the contest commences."[SUP][35][/SUP] Brock then hammered the fort with cannon fire. On 16 August, the day after receiving Brock's letter, Hull surrendered. Hull, elderly and without recent military experience, was terrified that the civilian population of the fort, including his own daughter and grandson, would face torture at the hands of the natives
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I guess if you guys had won,things would be much different.
Here's what happened in a nutshell.
A war between
Britain and the United States, fought between1812 and 1815. The War of 1812 has also been called the secondAmerican war for independence. It began over alleged Britishviolations of American shipping rights, such as the impressment ofseamen — the forcing of American merchant sailors to serve onBritish ships. American soldiers attacked
Canada unsuccessfully inthe war, and the British retaliated by burning the
White House and other buildings in
Washington, D.C. American warshipsfrequently prevailed over British vessels (
see “ We have met the enemy, and they are ours”). The greatest victory for theAmericans came in the Battle of New Orleans, in which AndrewJackson was the commanding general — a battle fought,ironically, two weeks after the peace treaty ending the war hadbeen signed, but before the armies could be informed.At this point, even with his American aboriginal allies, Brock was outnumbered approximately two to one. Brock thus decided to use a series of tricks to intimidate Hull. He dressed his militia contingent in worn-out uniforms discarded by his regulars, making it appear (at a distance) as if his force consisted entirely of British regular infantry. Brock then laid siege to Fort Detroit, from established artillery positions across the river in Sandwich, and through a carefully crafted series of marches, made it appear he had far more natives with him than he actually did. He had Tecumseh's forces cross in front of the fort several times (doubling back under cover), intimidating Hull with the show of a large, raucous, barely controlled group of natives. Finally, he sent Hull a letter demanding his surrender, in which he stated, in part, "It is far from my inclination to join in a war of extermination, but you must be aware that the numerous body of Indians who have attached themselves to my troops will be beyond my control the moment the contest commences."[SUP][35][/SUP] Brock then hammered the fort with cannon fire. On 16 August, the day after receiving Brock's letter, Hull surrendered. Hull, elderly and without recent military experience, was terrified that the civilian population of the fort, including his own daughter and grandson, would face torture at the hands of the natives
dictionary.com and Wikki...
I guess if you guys had won,things would be much different.
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