Henry Procter (c.1763 – 31 October 1822) was a British Major-General who served in Canada during the War of 1812. The designation C: (sometimes C: ) is the drive letter that refers to the main partition (or portion of an hard drive) on an MS-DOS or Windows personal computer. ... 1763 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining, as the final day of October. ... 1822 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ... The War of 1812 was a conflict fought on land in North America and at sea around the world between the United States and United Kingdom from 1812 to 1815. ...

Placed in command of Fort Detroit by Isaac Brock, he was soon faced by an attack from American General William Henry Harrison. Procter captured a detachment of Harrison's men at the River Raisin, and subsequently turned the prisoners over to the custody of his Native American allies. The natives executed 60 of them, an event known as the River Raisin Massacre. Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Major-General Sir Isaac Brock, KCB (6 October 1769 – October 13, 1812) was a British major-general and administrator, who served in various parts of the Empire for nearly thirty years, serving in the Caribbean, Denmark, and elsewhere. ... General is a military rank used by nearly every country in the world. ... William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773 – April 4, 1841) was an American military leader, politician, and the ninth President of the United States. ... Boats on the River Raisin just downstream from Monroe, Michigan The River Raisin, is a river in southeastern Michigan that flows through glacial sediments into Lake Erie. ... Native Americans (also Indians, Aboriginal Peoples, American Indians, First Nations, Alaskan Natives, Amerindians, or Indigenous Peoples of America) are the indigenous inhabitants of The Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. ...

Following the Battle of Lake Erie, Procter's supply lines were cut and he was forced to retreat from Detroit. Harrison attacked him, and they fought at the Battle of the Thames, where Procter's forces fled while his native allies were still fighting. Procter was court-martialed for "deficency in energy and judgement", and suspended for six months without pay. The Battle of Lake Erie, sometimes also referred to as the Battle of Put-in-Bay, was fought on September 10, 1813 in Lake Erie off the coast of Ohio during the War of 1812. ... The Battle of the Thames, also known as the Battle of Moraviantown, was a battle in the War of 1812 which took place on October 5, 1813. ... This article needs to be wikified. ...

Procter's last name is also spelled "Proctor" in many documents and books, though scholars generally prefer "Procter".

External link

• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online