Captain Arthur Sinclair was given orders to take the American Lake Erie Squadron on a campaign to retake the Upper Great Lakes during July-August 1814. It was largely unsuccessful attempt. The removal of British forces at Detroit caused the effort to be taken.
The only success for the Americans was the capture of three British merchant ships and the destruction of an abandoned fort at St. Joseph's Island and a raid on a trading post at St. Mary River.
Sinclair failed to recapture Fort Michillimackinaw. Two schooners were lost on the return voyage.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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