 They decided instead to draw up a defensive line that encompassed the British Enclave that huddled about Fort William, leaving the sprawling expanse of native dwellings and marketplaces known as "Black Town"--home to well over 100,000 Indians--to the mercy of the attacking army.Batteries were placed across the three main thoroughfares leading to the fort from the North, South, and East.The smaller streets were blocked by palisades.