Battle of Fort Stephenson

Battle of Fort Stephenson

Unreferenced|date=April 2008Infobox Military Conflict


caption=
conflict=Battle of Fort Stephenson
partof=the War of 1812
date=August 2, 1813
place=Sandusky County, Ohio
result=American Victory
combatant1=flag|Great Britain Tecumseh's confederacy
combatant2=flag|United States|1795
commander1=flagicon|Great Britain Henry Procter, Tecumseh
commander2=flagicon|United States|1795 George Croghan
strength1= 1,400 British regulars and Indians
strength2=160 U.S. regulars
casualties1=97
casualties2=8

The Battle of Fort Stephenson was an American victory during the War of 1812.

Background

After failing to defeat American forces in the siege of Fort Meigs, the British under Henry Procter withdrew. Procter attempted to take Fort Meigs again in July by staging a mock battle to lure the defenders out of the fort. The ploy failed, and Procter abandoned the idea of taking the fort. The British and Indian force moved on to capture an American supply base on the Sandusky River guarded by Fort Stephenson. The fort was commanded by Major George Croghan with a garrison of 160 U.S. Regulars {17th U.S. Infantry-later consolidated into US 3rd Infantry Regiment} under his command. William Henry Harrison, the U.S. commander of the Northwest Frontier, believed Procter's force to be larger than it was and ordered Croghan to destroy the fort and withdraw. Croghan insisted that he could hold the fort and stayed. Harrison agreed to let Croghan stay, but still fearing the worst he moved all available forces 10 miles (16 km) away from Fort Stephenson.

Battle

Expecting Harrison to be moving to Fort Stephenson's aid, Procter had no intentions of conducting a siege as he had at Fort Meigs. The British artillery and gunboats began shelling the fort but with little effects. On August 2, Procter ordered an infantry assault. Croghan ordered the defenders to hold fire until the attackers were within close range. Once within range, the garrison opened fired along with the fort's artillery. The attack fell back, and Procter tried and failed several more times. Lacking scaling ladders, Procter finally realized that the attackers could do very little against the fort. Procter called off the attack, and the Indians returned to the field late at night to carry away the wounded.

Results

The battle had been a victory for the Americans. George Croghan emerged from the battle as a hero and was promoted to lieutenant colonel. Both Procter and Harrison suffered criticism for their parts in the battle. The British as well as Tecumseh were growing increasingly aware of Procter's shortcomings. Harrison was criticised for not making a whole-hearted effort to come to the fort's aid. Yet the British had been defeated, and Procter withdrew to Canada. In the following months, the Americans won decisive victories at the battles of Lake Erie and the Thames.

External links

*http://members.tripod.com/~war1812/batsteve.html
*http://www.sandusky-county-scrapbook.net/FtStephenson.htm

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