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He was a British Army officer during the War of 1812. Procter came to Canada in 1802 along with another British officer named Isaac Brock. Unlike Brock, who became a hero after his death at Queenston Heights, Procter survived the War of 1812. His reputation and promising military career did not.
The son of a British army surgeon who was at the battle of Bunker Hill, Henry Procter entered the 43rd Foot as an ensign on 5 April 1781. He obtained a lieutenancy that December, and served around New York in the closing stages of the War of American Independence.
Henry Procter was born to Richard Procter, an army surgeon, and Anne Gregory in Ireland in 1763. In 1781, at age 18, Procter decided to follow in his father’s footsteps, joining the British army as an ensign in the 43rd Regiment of Foot.
Major-General Henry Patrick Procter (c. 1763 – 31 October 1822) was a British Army officer who served in the Canadas during the War of 1812. He is best known for being decisively defeated in 1813 by American forces, which left the western portion of Upper Canada under U.S. control.
Henry Patrick Procter or Proctor (1763 – 31 October 1822) was a British Major-General who served in Canada during the War of 1812. He is best known as the commander who was decisively defeated in 1813 by the Americans and left western Ontario in American hands.
Colonel Henry Proctor. by Ralph Naveaux. Colonel Henry Procter was born in Ireland in 1763, the son of a British army surgeon who fought at Bunker Hill. As a young lieutenant, he saw service towards the close of the same war.
Colonel Henry Procter. Henry Procter came to Canada in 1802 as the commander of the 41st Regiment. He was a career soldier, having served in the British Army since 1781. General Brock put him in charge of the fort at Amherstburg in July of 1812.
