• 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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  • 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.
  • In April 1712, a force of about 1,000 Fox, Sac and Mascouten Indians besieged the French garrison at Fort Detroit.
  • The Indians took their captives to Detroit, where they were tortured and mutilated. The bodies were then tossed into the river to float by Fort Detroit...
  • 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.
  • 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.