The war of 1812 was the war of the inevitable; there were so many deep rooted issues between the Americans and the British. On top of the issues between The British and the Americans, the Napoleonic Wars in Europe caused many more problems in North America as well. The war of 1812 consisted of many battles that ended in minimal fighting or with an immediate surrender. Neither party gained land or wealth, they only lost men and money. The war of 1812 was a waste of money for both parties on either side, there was no winner of loser in this battle. The war of 1812 saw many battles that the Americans won and saw many battles that the British won, it showcased Canadian heroes that are still memorialized today, and although there were no gains in
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On June, 1812, Captain Charles Roberts gathered his men, 3 men from the Royal Artillery, 47 British Soldiers of the 10th Royal Veteran Battalion, 150 Canadian fur traders and voyageurs, 300 Ojibwa or Ottawas and 110 Sioux, Menominee and Winnebago. Captain Robert received orders from Major General Isaac Brock, to cancel the attack. Brock continued to correspond with Captain Robert to focus on defending St. Joseph Island. Robert made the executive decision to attack Fort Mackinac because he feared that the first nations would to decide to move on and stop helping the British if they were not allowed to attack soon. Robert knew that he would not be able to attack the fort front ally, he did not have the artillery aboard his ship, he knew that he had to land his troops and attack from the rear or one of the flanks. Fort Mackinac was poorly equipped, Lieutenant Porter Hanks and his 61 gunmen had only 7 guns. Captain Roberts started secretly at 3:00 am in the morning, he ordered Dousman to inform the people that they needed to the west side of the island. They were told that they would be protected by the British against the “savages”. The British were stationed a quarter mile away from the fort, by the time Hanks was notified, the British had set up with their first nations companions around the fort. Hank was prepared to fight when the town’s people convinced Hanks to surrender, so no more lives were wasted. Roberts took the fort without taking or losing a single life, after he took the fort he let the American troops go
On June, 1812, Captain Charles Roberts gathered his men, 3 men from the Royal Artillery, 47 British Soldiers of the 10th Royal Veteran Battalion, 150 Canadian fur traders and voyageurs, 300 Ojibwa or Ottawas and 110 Sioux, Menominee and Winnebago. Captain Robert received orders from Major General Isaac Brock, to cancel the attack. Brock continued to correspond with Captain Robert to focus on defending St. Joseph Island. Robert made the executive decision to attack Fort Mackinac because he feared that the first nations would to decide to move on and stop helping the British if they were not allowed to attack soon. Robert knew that he would not be able to attack the fort front ally, he did not have the artillery aboard his ship, he knew that he had to land his troops and attack from the rear or one of the flanks. Fort Mackinac was poorly equipped, Lieutenant Porter Hanks and his 61 gunmen had only 7 guns. Captain Roberts started secretly at 3:00 am in the morning, he ordered Dousman to inform the people that they needed to the west side of the island. They were told that they would be protected by the British against the “savages”. The British were stationed a quarter mile away from the fort, by the time Hanks was notified, the British had set up with their first nations companions around the fort. Hank was prepared to fight when the town’s people convinced Hanks to surrender, so no more lives were wasted. Roberts took the fort without taking or losing a single life, after he took the fort he let the American troops go