• This article is about the fort occupied by the French and British until 1797. For the fort known as Fort Detroit during the War of 1812, see Fort Shelby (Michigan).
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  • In April 1712, a force of about 1,000 Fox, Sac and Mascouten Indians besieged the French garrison at Fort Detroit.
  • The British had to cross the Detroit River in order to take Fort Detroit. The battery unit was the support needed in order for the British to be able to cross the River.
  • The initial targets of Pontiac, the Indian mastermind behind the scheme, were nine British outposts, starting with Fort Detroit, the centerpiece of the region.
  • While Fort Detroit was under the control of General William Hull, the British briefly captured it once again during the War of 1812.
  • The Siege of Detroit, also known as the Surrender of Detroit or the Battle of Fort Detroit, was an early engagement in the British-American War of 1812.
  • Fort Lernoult (also known as Fort Detroit and then Fort Shelby) was constructed during the winter of 1778-79. It replaced Fort Pontchartrain.
  • Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit or Fort Detroit (1701 - 1796) was a fort established on the north bank of the Detroit River by the French officer Antoin Fort...