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Ontario) and Montreal without any assistance. “There was a lot of saber rattling going on,” said John R. Grodzinski, a history professor at the Royal Military College of Canada, who specializes in the War of 1812.Yet despite its population advantage, the United States had only about 12,000 men in uniform, including “too many incompetent officers and too many raw, untrained recruits,” explained Donald R. Hickey, a history professor at Wayne State College and author of various books on the War of 1812. A number of other factors also favored Canada at the war’s outset. For one thing, the British controlled the Great Lakes and were therefore better able to move troops and supplies. Moreover, they received support from Canadians, who many Americans falsely believed would welcome them as liberators, and from Native American tribes worried about U.S. expansionism. “The USA was woefully unprepared,” Hickey said. “Plus, the logistical challenges of waging war on a distant frontier were daunting if not insuperable.”

When U.S. General William Hull assembled a force of about 2,000 men and led them to Detroit, the jumping-off point for an intended assault on nearby Fort Malden in Upper Canada, the British found out about his plans by seizing a schooner with his baggage and papers on it. To make matters worse for Hull, about 200 Ohio militiamen refused to go beyond American territory. The general nonetheless remained confident. On July 12, 1812, he took his men across the Detroit River and into Canada, where he immediately issued a written proclamation telling inhabitants that they would “be emancipated from tyranny and oppression.” “Had I any doubt of eventual success I might ask your assistance, but I do not,” Hull declared. “I come prepared for every contingency.”

These words proved immediately laughable. Hull briefly laid siege to Fort Malden but soon withdrew after warriors under the leadership of Shawnee chief Tecumseh intercepted his supply train. British commander Isaac Brock then chased the Americans back across the river and began launching cannon fire at Fort Detroit from the Canadian side. Brock arranged for a bogus document to reach the Americans that told of large numbers of Native Americans approaching Detroit.
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Comments (359)
  • Venus
    Venus
    5 years ago
    Oh, Come On. It's Monday, Not Doomsday. Make It A Good One. Happy Monday .✬❥Venus☽✸❖Image

  • hubertgunpowder
    hubertgunpowder
    5 years ago
    Hello Greg. Have a great weekend my friend. Greetings ~ Hubert ♫

  • Venus
    Venus
    5 years ago
    Dear friend ♥✬GREG ❥ May you feel sunshine in your Soul and Love surround you and your family.Have a great Weekend. ♥✬❥Venus☽✸❖ is her name lol)Image

  • Venus
    Venus
    5 years ago
    A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.Have A Blessed Friday And Wonderful Weekend. Imagekiekeboe voor -ik ben het ★Venus★

  • Venus
    Venus
    5 years ago
    Imageliefs van mij -venus is haar naam.

  • hubertgunpowder
    hubertgunpowder
    5 years ago
    Image

  • NightFright
    NightFright
    5 years ago
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  • waywardsmile
    waywardsmile
    5 years ago
    Lord have mercy, Al! I wouldn’t REALLY slap you across the face. I was just teasing. ~ Yes, we get plenty of green slime here. It’s VERY humid, so that kind of thing happens often. Most use pressure washers to clean the outside of their homes, even the gross stuff like that, albeit heavy duty pressure washers. No, it wasn’t Mother’s Day here. That’s in May, maybe the second Sunday of the month? I can’t really remember, but I need to figure out what I want. I think I just want people to wait on me so I don’t have to do anything. I don’t really want to go out and I don’t need a gift, so personal assistants would be good. Hope E had a great day!

  • Heavens_Hitman
    Heavens_Hitman
    5 years ago
    I watched it. Interesting stuff. I once heard Jacob Reese Mogg being referred to as a kids cartoon caricature of a Tory lol. Did you do anything special for your mother on Mother's day? I'm off to Krakow, Poland for my birthday, for a few days. I'm going on Sunday, so have a good start to spring and I shall talk to you when I get back.

  • Heavens_Hitman
    Heavens_Hitman
    5 years ago
    Hi Al, I'll get back to you soon. Quite busy atm.

  • hubertgunpowder
    hubertgunpowder
    5 years ago
    Hi Greg. Have a great new week my friend.

  • waywardsmile
    waywardsmile
    5 years ago
    Ahhh, yes, I'm listening to Arthur Conley, and you’re right, he’s very good! ~~ Several years ago when my dad was feeling better, he remodeled a portion of our house, and did a great job. He did the flooring, and painted the walls, built and put up shelves, etc….. He’s very handy like that, or he used to be. I’m sure he would have done his own home this time if he had been well enough. He really likes doing stuff like that. Yep, our garage is filled with a lot of tools that have never, and may never, be used…..but we have them “just in case”. ~~ It’s possible that if you and I ever met in an alternate universe, I may have accidentally slapped you. It would have been an accident though, and it would have probably been after you explained to me what a “Screwfix” store is, which after mulling the name over in my mind for a few minutes, makes perfect sense…….regardless of whether it’s the name of a store or not.