Fort Malden-- Part 4: Opening of War of 1812

Part 3 is on August 31.  Parts two and three are out of order.

General Hull reacted to the Cuyahoga's capture on July 12 when he moved his forces across the Detroit River east of Sandwich (Windsor today) and took the town without opposition.  Sandwich was then used as a base of operations for the American advance into Upper Canada.

General Hull used the Francois Baby House in Sandwich as his headquarters and on July 13, issued a proclamation to the citizens of Canada.  (See next post for his proclamation.)

The Francois Baby House construction began in 1812 and it was unfinished when General Hull used it as his headquarters.  It was later used as British headquarters.  Today it is a National Historic Site of Canada.

--Brock-Perry