Old Northwest Territory Secured

General William Henry Harrison's army finally started its march to Canada in October 1812 through the Black Swamps of  northwest Ohio.  General James Winchester, (who was grossly incompetent) was surprised by the British at Frenchtown near Fort Maddox on January 22, 1813 and decimated.  "General Winter" then took over, and the remaining troops were frozen in until spring.

In May and June, Fort Meigs and Fort Stephenson in northern Ohio were attacked but Harrison's troops held strong, sending them back to Fort Maldon  (Formally Fort Amhurstburg in Ontario) on August 1, 1813.

In September Master Commandant Oliver Hazard Perry's ships routed the British on Lake Erie.  His tactics crippled the two main enemy ships remaining and they surrendered a vital lake route to US control.  It cut the British supply line to the west with Harrison taking Fort Malden and Detroit back  and the army pushed along the Thames River to Ontario and routed the British there on October 5, 1813.

The Northwest Territory was secured at last...

Next time...The Southern Campaign
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This being a Leap year - there wasn't much happening in the pioneer realm on this date - but the following actress was a pioneer :)

On This Day in Pioneer History:  "On February 29, 1940,  Gone with the Wind is honored with eight Oscars by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The most momentous award that night undoubtedly went to Hattie McDaniel for her portrayal of “Mammy,” a housemaid and former slave. McDaniel, who won the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award, was the first African American actress or actor ever to be honored with an Oscar.