. A history of the United States. mericans of being completely under thecontrol of Bonaparte. Hulls expedition speedily came to adisastrous end. Threatened by an army of British soldiers,Canadian mihtia, and Indians, and cut off from reinforce-ments, he surrendered in August, 1812. A short time beforethe British had captured the Httle garrison at Mackinac, andthe very day before an Indian war party had massacredmost of the garrison at Fort Dearborn, where Chicago nowstands. The fall of Fort Dearborn, Mackinac, and Detroitgave the British control of Michigan Territory. This wasa bad beginning.
. A history of the United States. mericans of being completely under thecontrol of Bonaparte. Hulls expedition speedily came to adisastrous end. Threatened by an army of British soldiers,Canadian mihtia, and Indians, and cut off from reinforce-ments, he surrendered in August, 1812. A short time beforethe British had captured the Httle garrison at Mackinac, andthe very day before an Indian war party had massacredmost of the garrison at Fort Dearborn, where Chicago nowstands. The fall of Fort Dearborn, Mackinac, and Detroitgave the British control of Michigan Territory. This wasa bad beginning. 288 THE WAR OF 1812 Other Invasions. — Every attempt of the American armiesto invade and conquer Canada, made in 1812, 1813, and 1814,failed ingloriously. Only once did the invaders hold theirown. In 1814, the third year of the war, General Jacob Brown and General WinfieldScott met the Eng-lish and Canadiansat Chippewa andLundys Lane, bothnear Niagara River,and proved thatAmerican soldierswere fully equal tothe staunchest Brit-. Lake Erie and the Surrounding Country ^^^ regulars. An Eng-lish officer exclaimedafter the battle of Lundys Lane, The Americans do notknow when they are beaten. Even from these engage-ments nothing was gained beyond a display of courage, forthe army was unable to advance farther into Canada. Perrys Victory on Lake Erie. — The most important objectin the war on the Canadian frontier was the control of theLakes — Erie, Ontario, and Champlain. They were thehighways on which armies and supplies could be carried tothe places where they were most needed. After the loss ofDetroit the United States was particularly anxious to destroythe British fleet on Lake Erie. Captain Oliver Hazard Perrywas entrusted with the task. It was necessary to build shipsbefore the struggle could begin. Timber was at hand alongthe shore. Workmen were brought from Philadelphia. Ironwas gathered from farm buildings and shops, and from everyavailable source. Supplies were forward
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