Henry Procter (British Army officer)

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Major General Henry Patrick Procter (c. 1763 – 31 October 1822) was a British Army officer who served in Upper and Lower Canada during the War of 1812. He is best known for being decisively defeated in 1813 by forces led by William Henry Harrison at the Battle of the Thames, which left the western portion of Upper Canada under American control. Procter is regarded by numerous commentators as an inept leader who relied heavily on textbook procedure. His "going by the book" is attributed to his lack of any combat experience before coming to Canada.