At the Battle of Longwoods, Holmes' 164 men defeated a British force of 240 men under Major James Basden. The Americans suffered 4 killed and 3 wounded; the British lost 14 killed, 51 wounded, 1 wounded prisoner and 1 man missing.
Holmes returned to Amherstburg and was promoted to major.
Later in 1814 Holmes received command of a battalion and was assigned to the American force sent to retake Fort Mackinac from the British.
Holmes was killed on August 4,1814, leading one of the first assaults on the British defenses; ultimately the American effort failed.
--Brock-Perry
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