 Larned himself survived and soon rose to the rank of major, and later participated with the regiment in the Battle of the Thames.While stationed in Detroit, Larned, along with eighty others (including General Lewis Cass) learned of General William Hull's plan to surrender Detroit to the British without a fight.The men signed a document, found among Larned's personal papers, agreeing to seize Hull and depose him in order to prevent the surrender.