A pictorial school history of the United States; to which are added the Declaration of independence, and the Constitution of the United States . as the fort was the key to that sectionof the country, and the grand depot of the fur companiesthere. X. Hull, while at Sandwich, sent a detachment to convoy aparty who were approaching his camp with supplies. VanHorn, the commander, neglecting to exercise sufficient caution,was led into an ambush near Brownstovvn, August 5, by six YII. On what expedition was General Hull engaged? what discretionary power was he invested? YIII
A pictorial school history of the United States; to which are added the Declaration of independence, and the Constitution of the United States . as the fort was the key to that sectionof the country, and the grand depot of the fur companiesthere. X. Hull, while at Sandwich, sent a detachment to convoy aparty who were approaching his camp with supplies. VanHorn, the commander, neglecting to exercise sufficient caution,was led into an ambush near Brownstovvn, August 5, by six YII. On what expedition was General Hull engaged? what discretionary power was he invested? YIII. 22. What information did Hnll receive while on this march ? 2-3 Whatriver did he cross? 24. What was his avowed intention? 25. Where is Fort Mai-den ? (See map, p. 2U.) 26. Is Sandwich north or south of Fort Maiden (Seesame map.) 27. What advantage did Ilull^s halt at Sandwich -ive to the Britishv IX. 28. Give an account of the loss of Fort Mackinaw. 29. Where is Fort Mack-inaw situated ? sa In what direction from Detroit is Fort Mackinaw? (See map,p. 192.) X. 31. Give an account of the defeat of Van Ilcrn, 214 MADISON S hundred British andIndians, and utterlydefeated. XL After waitingnearly a month atSandwich, Hull re-crossed the river andtook post at Detroit,to the great vexationand disappointment ofhis troops. Three daysafter the defeat of VanHorn, a second detach-ment, under ColonelMiller, was sent toconvoy the supplyparty. As Miller approached Brownstown, on the evening ofthe 9th, he came upon the British and Indians, who wereprotected by a breastwork of logs and branches of trees, and,after a sharp contest, completely routed them. XII. The withdrawal of Hull across the Detroit embold-ened General Brock, the British commander, who began toerect a battery opposite the American post. Not being mo-lested, he became still bolder, and, on the 16th of August,crossed the river with seven hundred regulars and six hundredIndians, and demanded an immediate surrend
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