Permanent historical factsheet

Capture of Detroit

United States of America · Warfare / USA-Britain War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1812–1813Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1812

William Hull16 August 1812

Detroit · Warfare / USA-Britain War

William Hull surrenders Detroit to the British General Sir Isaac Brock

1813

William Henry Harrison1813

Detroit · Warfare / USA-Britain War

Harrison captures Detroit from the British

Names involved

William Henry HarrisonWilliam Hull

Provenance

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