HIST 2300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Milice, Delaware Nation At Moraviantown, Impressment
6 Apr 2017
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Population of canada: 6,000 british soldiers in canada, 2,000 french militia men, 3,000 native american allies, 80 ships. American general william hull: retreats from canada to fort detroit. British general isaac brock: laying siege to hull. Shawnee chief of tecumseh: americans intercept fake message that tecumseh has thousands of men, general hull surrenders fort with no shots fired. Battle of kingston heights: american army disintegrates. Lake champlain: army refuses to do anything. Laura secord: american troops quartered in her home, loyalist, hears americans plans and travels 20 miles to tell british soldiers. Fort george: americans took control of fort in attempt to take niagara. Battle of lake eerie: blockade from long island to mississippi, first real american victory, morale booster. Britain wants to end war as quickly as possible so they want to send a. American army falls apart at gates of washington. Emotional for americans because they had just built this.
