Early in his career he had to rush to Fort George to prevent a mutiny against the harsh discipline of his longtime lieutenant, Roger Sheaffe.
This commander's most famous action may have been driven by a need to cover a loan from his brother's failed bank, used to secure this man's commission with the 49th Regiment. This man used fur trader William McKay to pass a note to St. Joseph Island, circumventing the meddlesome George Prevost. Early in his career he had to rush to Fort George to prevent a mutiny against the harsh discipline of his longtime lieutenant, Roger Sheaffe. This man suggested that his troops were just days from reverting to mindless killing machines in a letter sent to a terrified William Hull, just after ordering those men to march single-file along the edge of a wood to suggest much larger numbers. As a result, this commander received the only surrender of an American city to a foreign power. This commander died at (*) Queenston Heights a year before his major ally was killed at the Battle of the Thames. For 10 points, name this British general who shrewdly captured Detroit in the War of 1812, known for his alliance with Tecumseh.
This commander's most famous action may have been driven by a need to cover a loan from his brother's failed bank, used to secure this man's commission with the 49th Regiment.
Isaac Brock