On August 16, 1812, General William Hull surrendered Detroit without firing a shot. "It has always been an unsettled question whether General Hull treacherously sold the army to Brock, the British General, or was too imbecile to make any defense. However, the surrender was complete, and Hull was branded a traitor."
The American Army, along with the Scioto County companies of David Roop and John Lucas, received parole and were put on transports and landed at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River and made their way home the best they could.
Peter Noel and his three brothers commenced walking home across Ohio, but their father got word of their return and took horses to Circleville where they met. They rode home.
The companies lost just one man in their brief service. He died in Detroit.
Colonels Cass and McArthur were away from Detroit when Hull surrendered and it is believed that had they been there, Hull would not have surrendered.
--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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