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William Hull (June 24, 1753 – November 29, 1825) was an American soldier and politician. He fought in the American Revolutionary War and was appointed as Governor of Michigan Territory (1805–13), gaining large land cessions from several American Indian tribes under the Treaty of Detroit (1807).
Title Brigadier General, Governor. War & Affiliation War of 1812 / American. Date of Birth - Death June 24, 1753 – November 29, 1825. Despite his decades of service, William Hull’s contemporaries held his record in low esteem, partially due to one particular moment in the War of 1812 that blemished his entire career.
Role In: War of 1812. William Hull (born June 24, 1753, Derby, Conn. [U.S.]—died Nov. 29, 1825, Newton, Mass., U.S.) was a U.S. soldier and civil governor of Michigan Territory (including present Michigan, Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota) who was the subject of a celebrated court martial.
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8 de mar. de 2011 · William Hull, soldier, governor of Michigan Territory (b at Derby, Conn 24 Jun 1753; d at Newton, Mass 29 Nov 1825). William Hull is most famous for his surrender to the British at Fort Detroit at the outset of the WAR OF 1812 , and barely missing the hangman's noose in 1814 for his actions.
On August 16, 1812, the terrified American General William Hull surrendered Fort Detroit along with his 2,500 men. It was a stunning victory for British General Isaac Brock and for Canada—and a shocking and humiliating loss for the Americans. “He is a coward” Captain Thomas Jessup, August 1812.
William Hull was an American politician and military commander who is best remembered for the surrender of Detroit during the War of 1812. Hull was born in Derby, Connecticut in 1753. He was educated at Yale, where he successfully completed his studies in 1772.
U.S. forces during the siege of Detroit were commanded by Brig. Gen. William Hull, an aging veteran of the American Revolutionary War. Tension was increasing between the United Kingdom and the United States in the early months of 1812.
