The fall of Detroit and Dearborn Massacre outraged America. Seeking revenge, in late 1812, William Henry Harrison led a 9,000-man army through Indiana to recapture Fort Detroit. A smaller, second American force was led by James Winchester was supposed to meet Harrison at the Maumee River near the border of Indiana and Michigan.
Colonel Henry Proctor had replaced General Brock, who had been killed at the Battle of Queenstown Heights, as commander of the British forces. Rather than to allow Harrison to reach Detroit, Procter took an army of about 1,100 regulars, militia and American Indians south.
They captured Frenchtown (now Monroe, Michigan), on the Raisin River and dug in to await the Americans.
--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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Commodore Joshua Barney's Personal Items Donated to Maryland Historical Society-- Part 3
Unable to catch Barney's fleet, the British began a "campaign of terror" destroying the towns of Calverton, Huntington, Prince Frederick, Benedict, Lowe Marlboro and St. Leonard.
Secretary Jones ordered Barney to take his fleet farther upriver and scuttle the ships if seriously threatened by the much larger fleet. When that happened, Barney did just that and, with 360 sailors and 120 Marines, now fighting on land, participated in the Battle of Bladensburg which led to the capture of Washington, D.C..
Joshua Barney was serious;y wounded at the battle and died from it four years later.
Next. Commodore Barney's Belongings. --Brock-Perry
Secretary Jones ordered Barney to take his fleet farther upriver and scuttle the ships if seriously threatened by the much larger fleet. When that happened, Barney did just that and, with 360 sailors and 120 Marines, now fighting on land, participated in the Battle of Bladensburg which led to the capture of Washington, D.C..
Joshua Barney was serious;y wounded at the battle and died from it four years later.
Next. Commodore Barney's Belongings. --Brock-Perry
Commodore Joshua Barney's Personal Items Donated to Maryland Historical Society-- Part 2
Joshua Barney was born in Baltimore 6 July 1759 and died 1 December 1818. He was a hero in both the American Revolution and the War of 1812, going to sea at age 13. During the Revolution, he was captured three times, held in a notorious prison ship and escaped twice.
In the 1790s, he was hired by the French to run their West Indies Squadron.
He achieved his biggest fame during the War of 1812, first commanding the legendary Baltimore privateer Rossie.
In 1813, he presented a plan to Secretary of Navy William Jones for defense of the Chesapeake Bay by proposing a flotilla of small, inexpensive barges perfect for the shallow bay waters and hence referred to as the "Mosquito Fleet."
This fleet proved a great disruption to British plans in the area and Barney became commander of this United States Chesapeake Flotilla.
--Brock-Perry
In the 1790s, he was hired by the French to run their West Indies Squadron.
He achieved his biggest fame during the War of 1812, first commanding the legendary Baltimore privateer Rossie.
In 1813, he presented a plan to Secretary of Navy William Jones for defense of the Chesapeake Bay by proposing a flotilla of small, inexpensive barges perfect for the shallow bay waters and hence referred to as the "Mosquito Fleet."
This fleet proved a great disruption to British plans in the area and Barney became commander of this United States Chesapeake Flotilla.
--Brock-Perry
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