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  • This was later renamed Fort Shelby and was abandoned by the US military in the 1820s. The city of Detroit demolished Fort Shelby in 1827.
  • Detroit Places: Fort Detroit - British Rule - 1760-1796. Though Fort Ponchartrain du Detroit officially became a British holding with the Articles of Capitulation...
  • In April 1712, a force of about 1,000 Fox, Sac and Mascouten Indians besieged the French garrison at Fort Detroit.
  • Detroit is not one of the colonies, and remains under British rule. 1776: The British fort at Detroit is reinforced with 200-300 British soldiers.
  • Fort Lernoult (also known as Fort Detroit and then Fort Shelby) was constructed during the winter of 1778-79. It replaced Fort Pontchartrain.
  • In the early hours of the morning of 16 August, Tecumseh's warriors crossed the river about five miles south of Detroit. ... Today Fort Detroit no longer exists.
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  • This map of Fort Detroit gives a glimpse of what Detroit looked like just as the British took control of the upper Great Lakes from France.
  • Hull reached Fort Detroit on July 5, 1812. The fort was across a river from British territory, and about 800 American settlers lived in its vicinity.