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Capture of Fort Mackinac

Name: Capture of Fort Mackinac
Start: 1812-07-17
Location: Mackinac Island

When: 17 July 1812
Where: Mackinac Island
Part of: Event of 1814: To 1814-09-06, War of 1812 – Engagements on Lake Huron result in British victory

British forces under Roberts captured Fort Mackinac in July 1812, forcing the surrender of a small American garrison without fighting.

The North West Company provided ships and voyageurs to the British government. Roberts' force landed on Mackinac Island in the early hours of 17 July 1812. The small American garrison of 61 men, unaware that war had been declared, surrendered immediately.

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Engagements on Lake Huron Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22

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