The next morning, British General Isaac Brock crossed the Detroit River and arrived at Springwells unopposed. His army marched just north to May's Creek and set up a defensive position along the ravine. Then Brock and the Natives advanced north to Fort Detroit, setting up positions just 1200 yards away.
Despite having a very sizable force inside the fort, William Hull was convinced that he and his men were outnumbered. He surrendered to Tecumseh without firing a shot.
About 2,500 U.S. soldiers were taken prisoner of war and moved to British Canada for imprisonment.
Hull was relieved of his command and later court martialed in 1814 for treason, cowardice, neglect of duty and misconduct. He was sentenced to death, but spared from hanging by President James Madison. General William Hull remains the only U.S. general to be sentenced to death by an American court martial.
--Brock-Perry
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