Which British colonel commanded at the Battle of Frenchtown in January 1813?

British Colonel Henry Procter commanded the British and allied force at the Battle of Frenchtown in January 1813.

Frenchtown was fought in Michigan Territory on January 18 and 22, 1813, during the campaign to recover Detroit after its American surrender in 1812. Procter commanded British regulars, militia, and allied Indigenous warriors against American forces led by Brigadier General James Winchester.

The first engagement briefly favored the Americans, who occupied Frenchtown. Procter then advanced from Amherstburg and launched a counterattack on January 22. The American position collapsed, and Winchester surrendered with many of his troops. The fighting and its aftermath became known in American memory as the River Raisin Massacre.

Procter was later promoted for the victory, but his reputation suffered after the British retreat from the Detroit frontier later in 1813. Gordon Drummond, Phineas Riall, and Roger Sheaffe were also War of 1812 commanders, but none commanded the British force at Frenchtown.