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Abstract
General Henry Procter’s ignominious retreat at the Battle of Moraviantown in 1813 ruined his reputation. At his court martial, a number of pioneer place names were identified as milestones in his retreat, including a homestead called Bowles’s an important depot for the British where two schooners were scuttled to prevent the Americans from advancing up the Thames River by boat. This article uses evidence from a variety of original sources to determine the most likely location of Bowles’s homestead and, perhaps, two historic shipwrecks from the War of 1812.
Résumé
Le général Henry Procter a détruit sa renommée en 1813 lorsqu’il avait décidé de battre en retraite à la bataille de Moraviantown. Devant la cour martiale, plusieurs noms de lieux pionniers ont été identifiés en tant qu’étapes importantes lors de sa retraite, parmi lesquels une propriété au nom de Bowles – un dépôt important pour les forces britanniques où deux goélettes furent sabordées afin d’empêcher les forces Américaines d’avancer sur la rivière Thames en bateaux. Nous exploiterons de nombreuses sources originales afin de retrouver l’emplacement probable de la propriété Bowles et peut-être aussi des deux épaves de la Guerre de 1812.
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Biographical note
Guy St-Denis has recently completed a transcription of the minutes taken during the court martial proceedings of Major General Henry Procter, which he hopes to have published in the near future. The article published here is an offshoot of that not inconsiderable project.