In spite of their victory, the British at Mackinac were very short of provisions and would starve if they were not resupplied before Lake Huron froze at the start of winter.
勝利したにもかかわらず、マキノー島のイギリス軍は食料が不足し、冬の初めにヒューロン湖が凍結するまでに再補給を受けられなければ餓える虞があった。