War on the Detroit
by Rene Thomas Vercheres de Boucherville, Milo Quaife, René Thomas Verchères de Boucherville
HistoryPersonal narrativesSurrender to the British, 1812United States War of 1812
Thomas Vercheres’ very literate journal begins with his arrival in Canada in 1803 as a newly hired employee of the New Northwest company and his journey to Sault Ste. Marie. The second reprint in the volume was originally published in 1812 as The Capitulation, or A History of the Expedition Conducted by William Hull, Brigadier-General of the Northwestern Army.
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