Siege of Detroit order of battle

This article is about the order of battle for the Siege of Detroit, 15–16 August 1812.

British, Canadian and Tecumseh's Confederacy

British Army

• 41st Regiment of Foot - Major General Henry Procter^[1]
• Royal Artillery

Canadian Militia - Major General Sir Isaac Brock

• Royal Newfoundland Fencible Regiment
• York Militia
  • 1st Regiment of York Militia
  • 2nd Regiment of York Militia
  • 3rd Regiment of York Militia
• Norfolk Militia
• Lincoln Militia
• Oxford Militia
• Norfolk Militia

Provincial Marine

• HMS Queen Charlotte
• HMS General Hunter - Frédérick Rolette

Tecumseh's Confederacy - Tecumseh

• Warriors of the Six Nations of the Grand River^[2]

American

United States Army

• Army of the Northwest - Brigadier General William Hull ^[3]
  • 4th Infantry Regiment - Colonel James Miller (POW)^[4]
  • Michigan Territory Militia^[5]
    • 1st Michigan Territorial Militia Regiment^[6]
    • 2nd Michigan Territorial Militia Regiment^[7]
    • Michigan Legionary Corps^[8]
  • Ohio Militia - Major Thomas Van Horne (POW)

United States Navy

• USS Adams^[9]

References

1. Lomax 1899, p. 53.
2. Stacey 1964, p. 15–17.
3. Van Deusen, John G. (1928). Fuller, George Newman; Beeson, Lewis (eds.). "Detroit Campaign of Gen. William Hull". Michigan History Magazine, Volumes 11-12. XII (3). Michigan Historical Commission: 582. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
4. Elting 1995, p. 24-26.
5. Elting 1995, p. 26.
6. "Michigan Legionary Corps". River Raisin Battlefield. Retrieved 14 September 2025. The rest of the Legion, (Smyth's cavalry, Mack's artillery, and DeQuindre's riflemen) were based in Detroit with the 1st Regiment and were part of the American army surrendered by General Hull.
7. "2nd Michigan Territorial Militia Regiment". River Raisin Battlefield. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
8. Au, Dennis. "BEST TROOPS IN THE WORLD": THE MICHIGAN TERRITORIAL MILITIA IN THE DETROIT RIVER THEATER DURING THE WAR OF 1812". npshistory.com. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
9. Riley 2011, p. 234.

Bibliography

• Elting, John R. (1995). Amateurs to Arms. New York: Da Capo Press. ISBN 0-306-80653-3.
• Stacey, C. P. (1964). "The Defence of Upper Canada". In Zaslow, Morris (ed.). The Defended Border: Upper Canada and the War of 1812. Toronto: Macmillan of Canada.
• Riley, Jonathon (2011). A Matter of Honour: The Life, Campaigns and Generalship of Isaac Brock. Robin Brass Studio. ISBN 978-1896941653.
• Lomax, David Alexander Napier (1899). A history of the services of the 41st (the Welch) regiment (now 1st battalion the Welch regiment) from its formation in 1719 to 1895. Hiorns & Miller.