Aftermath
The American expedition subsequently located the post at the Nottawasaga River. On 15 August, they captured it and destroyed the schooner Nancy which had taken refuge there, before returning to Detroit. Commodore Sinclair left the gunboats USS Tigress and USS Scorpion to blockade Mackinac, hoping to starve the garrison into surrender before the following spring. In the Engagement on Lake Huron, both vessels fell into British hands, securing the British hold on the entire region.
Five active regular battalions of the United States Army (1-3 Inf, 2-3 Inf, 4-3 Inf, 2-7 Inf and 3-7 Inf) perpetuate the lineages of the former 17th, 19th and 24th United States Infantry Regiments, elements of which participated in the battle.
Most of the site of the Battle of Mackinac Island is now the Wawashkamo Golf Links, laid out in 1898.
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