War on the Detroit

By Rene Thomas Vercheres de Boucherville

Subjects: Surrender to the British, 1812, United States War of 1812, History, Personal narratives

Description: 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.