In July, American Army commander William Hull captured Sandwich (today Windsor, Ontario), across from Detroit.

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When the rescue squad, led by Sir William Taylor, a former head of Hull University, was sent in, it was told to look to neighbouring institutions for help.

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The expedition started on Thursday morning after the Bishop of Hull anointed the marchers with water from the font where William Wilberforce, who was elected as MP for the city in 1780, was baptised.

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