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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.
Henry Patrick Procter o Proctor (1763–31 de octubre de 1822) fue un general de división británico que sirvió en Canadá durante la Guerra de 1812. Es mejor conocido como el comandante que fue derrotado decisivamente en 1813 por los estadounidenses y dejó el oeste del Alto Canadá en manos de los estadounidenses.
The son of a British army surgeon who was at the battle of Bunker Hill, Henry Procter entered the 43rd Foot as an ensign on 5 April 1781. He obtained a lieutenancy that December, and served around New York in the closing stages of the War of American Independence.
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 day after Lewis occupied Frenchtown, British Colonel Henry Procter mobilized a force to move against Winchester. Procter's command consisted of British Regulars supported by Canadian militia and warriors from some seventeen tribes led by the war chief Roundhead.
In late April of 1813, British forces under the command of Major General Henry Procter laid siege to the recently fortified camp at Fort Meigs. American Major General William Henry Harrison and his men held the fort in the face of two consecutive British sieges between April and July.
