A wampum denied : Procter's War of 1812 / Sandy Antal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Antal, Sandy.

Series:

Carleton library series ; 191.

Carleton library series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

Michigan--History--War of 1812--Campaigns.

Michigan.

Procter, Henry, 1763-1822.

Procter, Henry.

Tecumseh, Shawnee Chief, 1768-1813.

Tecumseh.

Shawnee Indians--Wars.

Shawnee Indians.

Physical Description:

xv, 450 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

[Ottawa, Ontario] : Carleton University Press ; [East Lansing, MI] : Michigan State University Press, [1997]

Summary:

This formative history takes a new look at the dramatic conflict of the war on the Detroit frontier in 1812-13 Powerful key players (Tecumseh, Procter, and Brock), their disparate war aims, and the "all or nothing" character of the campaigns they waged still seem larger than life. Yet, Sandy Antal's careful reconstruction of native and national aspiration, vested colonial interest, and territorial aggression reveals motives and expedients that are as often mundane as heroic. A Wampum Denied reassesses the much-maligned career of Henry Procter, commander of the British forces, traces the Canadian/British/Native side of the conflict (amid a literature dominated by the American view), and casts new light on an allied military strategy that very nearly succeeded, but when it failed, failed spectacularly.

Contents:

Part I Forward March!

1 An Earthly Paradise 3

2 Clouds of War 13

3 Duels on the Sewers 33

Part II Invaders Invaded

4 Procter Arrives 67

5 The Cession of Michigan 91

6 Stalemate 111

7 Calm Before the Storm 147

8 Blood and Ice: Frenchtown 161

Part III The Tide Turns

9 After Frenchtown 191

10 Bungle in the Mud: Fort Meigs 217

11 Frontal Warfare 241

12 Decision at Put-in-Bay 275

13 Crisis at Amherstburg 297

Part IV The Invasion of Canada

14 Chase on the Thames 315

15 Finale at Moraviantown 331

16 Consequences 355

17 Aftermath 371

Appendix Post-Moraviantown Sketches of Combatants 401.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page [413-426]) and index.

ISBN:

0886293189

0870134434

OCLC:

37574130