Post War of 1812: A British/Canadian Michigan

[Darth_Kiryan]

General Hull surrendered Detroit, and hence most of Michigan territory to General Brock and his British army in August of 1812 William Henry Harrison and Oliver Hazard Perry later recaptured the territory, I would guess that if Captain Perry's naval flotilla is defeated in the Great Lakes and that Harrison's army is significantly defeated that the British would retain control of the territory.

How successful would this enterprise be as a whole if the British retained control of Michigan throughout most of the War and after it and added it to "Canada".

 

[funnyhat]

The U.S. might try to invade it later on, as a British-controlled Michigan makes for a rather awkward land border. The OTL borders, running through the Great Lakes waterways, are quite logical and offer a buffer for each side.

 

[JackLumber]

The U.S. might try to invade it later on, as a British-controlled Michigan makes for a rather awkward land border. The OTL borders, running through the Great Lakes waterways, are quite logical and offer a buffer for each side.

Depends on the final borders after the negotiations if the British can also get parts of minnesota and wisconsin, it's not so awkward a border, in the case the border likely ends up being pushed below the 49th, perhaps running from just below the western tip of Lake superior straight across the continent, not sure on the likely of that though, would require the British to stay in the war longer than they want to.

 

[edvardas]

If the British get northern Wisconsin, northeastern Minnesota, and the UP, it would be a lot easier to build a Canadian Pacific railroad. Michigan would keep Toledo