HULL'S LANDING 1812
On July 12, 1812, Brigadier-General William Hull,
Commander of the North Western Army of the United States,
landed with about 2,000 men near this site. He issued a
proclamation stating that he came to liberate Canada from
oppression. The British garrison at Amherstburg was too
weak to oppose the invasion but later fought several
skirmishes at the River Canard. On July 26, British
reinforcements under Colonel Henry Proctor arrived and,
on August 7-8, Hull withdrew to Detroit, leaving a small
garrison near Sandwich which retired on August 11 at
the approach of Major-General Isaac Brock.

Erected by the Ontario Archeaological and Historic Sites Board.