American Gen. Wade Hampton marched his 2,000 soldiers along the banks of the Châteauguay River, part of a two-pronged American push towards Montreal. There, he was met by an all-Canadian force under ...

After assembling this theatrical force in view of Fort Detroit, Brock wrote a letter to the American commander, General William Hull. "Sir; it is far from my inclination to join a war of ...

On June 18, 1812, American President James Madison signed a declaration of war against Britain ... His target was Fort Detroit, defended by 2,000 men and an eight-day march away.