Henry Procter

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Henry Procter was a British Army officer in the War of 1812, best known for his controversial leadership in the Northwest theater and his defeat at the Battle of the Thames.

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Henry Procter canonical 7

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instanceOf British Army officer ⓘ
person ⓘ
activity defense of Detroit frontier after the fall of Detroit ⓘ
allegiance United Kingdom ⓘ
charge misconduct in the face of the enemy ⓘ
neglect of duty ⓘ
commanded British forces in the Western District of Upper Canada ⓘ
conflict War of 1812 ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Great Britain ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1763 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1822 ⓘ
era Napoleonic Wars period ⓘ
linked to: Napoleonic Wars
language English ⓘ
militaryBranch British Army ⓘ
militaryRank brigadier general ⓘ
major general ⓘ
notableEvent Battle of the Thames ⓘ
notableFor controversial retreat from Amherstburg ⓘ
defeat at the Battle of the Thames ⓘ
failure to adequately protect Native American allies after the Battle of the Thames ⓘ
leadership criticized for indecision and poor logistics ⓘ
leadership in the Northwest theater during the War of 1812 ⓘ
opponent Tecumseh’s Confederacy (as allied but with conflicting strategies) ⓘ
linked to: Tecumseh's War

United States ⓘ
William Henry Harrison ⓘ
placeOfBirth United Kingdom ⓘ
placeOfDeath United Kingdom ⓘ
positionHeld brigadier general ⓘ
resultOf court-martial conviction and suspension from rank and pay ⓘ
subjectOf court-martial after the War of 1812 ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Northwest theater of the War of 1812 ⓘ
workedWith Tecumseh ⓘ

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Tecumseh's War → commander → Henry Procter ⓘ
Battle of the Thames → commander → Henry Procter ⓘ
Defence of Upper Canada → commander → Henry Procter ⓘ
subject linked to: defence of Upper Canada
Siege of Fort Meigs → hasCommander → Henry Procter ⓘ