The Battle of Mackinac Island (pronounced Mackinaw) was a British victory in the War of 1812.Before the war, Fort Mackinac had been an important American trading post in the straits between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron.It was important for its influence and control over the Native American tribes in the area, which was sometimes referred to in historical documents …

Americans had won the final battle of the war, the Battle of New Orleans, and saw it as a decisive defeat cementing America as a truly independent nation. While, many in Great Britain saw this war as a part of the more significant wars with the French, which the British decisively won at Waterloo. Canadians also found a sense of pride in the war.