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| Tango01 | 18 Aug 2016 4:28 p.m. PST |
… and a Scandal. "The surrender of Fort Detroit on August 16, 1812, was a military disaster for the United States early in the War of 1812 as it derailed a plan to invade and seize Canada. The American commander, General William Hull, an aging hero of the Revolutionary War, had been frightened into handing over Fort Detroit after hardly any fighting had taken place. He claimed he feared a massacre of women and children by Indians, including Tecumseh, who had been recruited to the British side…"
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