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Major-General Henry Patrick Procter (c. 1763 – 31 October 1822) was a British Army officer who served in the Canadas during the War of 1812. He is best known for being decisively defeated in 1813 by American forces, which left the western portion of Upper Canada under U.S. control.
- 1781–1815
- British Army
With the outbreak of hostilities in 1812, Procter played a key role in the struggle to secure and defend British fortifications in what is today Michigan. Promotions to brigadier-general and then major-general followed successful initiatives that halted American advances toward Detroit.
16 de nov. de 2010 · Henry Procter (Proctor), army officer (b c 1763 at Kilkenny, Ireland; d at Bath, Eng 31 Oct 1822). Henry Procter was the son of a British army surgeon. He was considered by some as among the worst officers of the British forces in the War of 1812.
The British general, Henry Procter, retreated in panic. Fighting almost continuously for five days, Tecumseh and 600 warriors screened the British retreat, but on October 5 Harrison caught up...
In January 1813, American troops under the command of General James Winchester advanced from the Maumee Rapids against a British force at Frenchtown, south of Detroit. Winchester engaged a British and Native force there under Col. Henry Procter on January 22 which resulted in a rout of the American force. In the engagement’s aftermath ...
Biography – PROCTER, HENRY – Volume VI (1821-1835) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Source: Link. PROCTER (Proctor), HENRY, army officer; b. c. 1763 in Ireland, eldest son of Richard Procter and Anne Gregory; m. 1792 Elizabeth Cockburn in Kilkenny (Republic of Ireland), and they had one son and four daughters; d. 31 Oct. 1822 in Bath ...
The British, under Col. Henry Procter, accompanied by 800 warriors returned on January 22. During the ensuing battle, the warriors completely smashed Winchester’s command, dealing a critical blow to Harrison’s plans.
