British occupation of the Michigan Territory
British occupation of the Michigan Territory | |
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| Occupied country | United States |
| Occupying power | United Kingdom and Upper Canada |
| Siege of Detroit | 16 August 1812 |
| Henry Procter becomes Civil Governor | 24 August 1812 |
| Declaration of martial law | 4 February 1813 |
| Battle of Lake Erie | 10 September 1813 |
| Liberation of Detroit | 29 September 1813 |
| Administrative centre | Detroit |
| Government | |
| • Civil Governor | Henry Procter |
| • Chief Justice | Augustus B. Woodward[a] |
The Territory of Michigan was occupied by the United Kingdom during the War of 1812.
History
Fall of Detroit
On 16 August 1812, after a short siege, Brigadier General William Hull surrendered Detroit to British, Upper Canadian, and Indigenous forces.[1] The reaction of the American public and government officials was that of disbelief and fury.[2] For the first time since the American Revolutionary War, British forces occupied American territory.
End of the occupation
On 29 September 1813, the Army of the Northwest under the command of William Henry Harrison arrived in Detroit.[3] American control over Michigan was restored.[4][5]
Notes
- ^ Woodward stayed in Detroit and maintained his judicial status. When the British offered him the role of Secretary of the Territory, Woodward refused.
References
- ^ "The Capture of Detroit, 1812". www.warof1812.ca.
- ^ "Capture of Detroit, War of 1812". thecanadianencyclopedia.ca.
- ^ "The Detroit Frontier in the War of 1812". American Battlefield Trust.
- ^ "Michigan - Native American, French, British | Britannica". www.britannica.com. November 3, 2025.
- ^ "Michigan: Resistance to British Occupation | FactMonster". www.factmonster.com.