George Croghan-- Part 8: "The Hero of Fort Stephenson"

The American losses at the Battle of Fort Stephenson amounted to one killed and seven wounded.  The single death was of a 14-year-old who had his arm taken off by a cannonball.

That night, British General Proctor pulled back and eventually retreated all the way back to Fort Detroit.

George Croghan was hailed as the "Hero of Fort Stephenson."  he later commanded a failed expedition to recapture Mackinac Island from the British and after that went south and fought alongside General Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans..

He became a friend of Jackson and spent the rest of his life in New Orleans.

--Brock-Perry