 Brock also began seeking out First Nations leaders, such as the Shawnee chief Tecumseh, to build alliances with him against the Americans in the event of war.Although the conventional wisdom of the day was that Canada would fall quickly in the event of an invasion, Brock pursued these strategies to give the colony a fighting chance.Meanwhile, back in England, Brock's brother William faced financial difficulties, as the bank in which he was a senior partner failed.