2. Doubling Up on the Bluff and Psychological Pressure
Brock sent Hull a message demanding surrender. He informed the American commander that he did not want to massacre the defenders, but that he would have little control over his Indian allies once fighting commenced. Hull believed that he faced hopeless odds, and was unwilling to sacrifice his men in futile resistance. He also feared for the women in children inside the fort, including his own daughter and grandchild. So he raised a white flag and asked Brock for three days to negotiate the terms of surrender. The British general kept up the psychological pressure on Hull, and gave the American garrison commander only three hours instead of the requested three days before he would attack. Hull caved, and surrendered his entire command of nearly 2500 men, three dozen cannons, 300 rifles, 2500 muskets, and the only American warship in the Upper Lakes. The British suffered only two men wounded.
