In the early parts of the War of 1812, the United States lost Detroit to Tecumseh and Major General Isaac Brock. Tecumseh convinced Brock to attack Detroit, and he listened even when his own officers advised against it. Brigadier General William Hull surrendered Detroit after watching 1,800 braves of Tecumseh's army march in front of the fort. In reality Tecumseh just had his 600 braves walk in front of the fort 3 times to convince Hull he was outnumbered.
After the loss of Detroit and the many other fronts, The Department of War under President James Madison decided to invade Canada and retake Detroit. To accomplish this task, governor William Henry Harrison was assigned, to lead the Northern army in charge of retaking Detroit.
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