The unconventional: ' Battle of Fort Detroit'

There were many things about this war that were unconventional compared to those passed. War is violent. There are many lives lost and many people saved. There are always going to be some deaths, or maybe not! The reason I believe that General Brock and Tecumseh were the best duo in the war of 1812 was because of this one unconventional ‘battle’. Now I don’t really want to call it a battle for the simple reason that the definition of a battle is a hostile encounter between two opposing military forces. The battle of Fort Detroit was not a battle, but a victory by default.

The image above shows American General Hull (right) surrendering Fort Detroit to General Brock (left).

Never before had there been a battle without any violence nor a single casualty. General Brock sent a letter to the Americans at Fort Detroit stating that they must evacuate the Fort immediately or suffer the consequences. General Brock was a very intelligent man, and he decided that if he could convince the Americans that he would send Chief Tecumseh’s tribe to destroy the whole city then they would leave without conflict in order to save their families. Brock’s idea was a success! The Americans left the Fort, took their families and relocated outside of Detroit out of fear for their lives. Not a single British soldier died! This would have never gone on in the past, and it was the first anyone’s ever heard of a battle won without bloodshed. They took Detroit with a single letter, and that is why General Brock is the man.. the man with the plan.