to recapture Mackinac Island was not merely a failure but also a waste of resources. The troops would have been better employed in the battles on the Niagara peninsula and the crews of the vessels more use in the squadron on Lake Ontario. On the other hand, 300 extra regular soldiers and the same number of sailors would have made little difference given the scale of the battles further east; and the successful recovery of Fort Mackinac would have spared other American troops tied down in garrisons in the west by hostile Native Americans. Notes References External links Account in War of 1812 Magazine Huron Lake Huron August 1814 events September 1814 events Battles in the Old Northwest Royal Newfoundland Regiment Military history of the Great Lakes