the battle of fort detroit took place at detroit, michigan.
where did the battle of fort detroit take place?
detroit , michigan
fort shelby was a military fort in detroit, michigan that played a significant role in the war of 1812. it was built by the british in 1779 as fort lernoult, and was ceded to the united states by the jay treaty in 1796. it was renamed fort detroit by secretary of war henry dearborn in 1805. the fort was surrendered to the british by william hull in 1812, and reclaimed by the americans in 1813. the americans renamed it fort shelby in 1813, but references to "fort detroit" relating to the war of 1812 are to this fort, not to the earlier fort detroit, which had been abandoned by the british in 1779 in favor of fort lernoult. it was given to the city of detroit in 1826 and dismantled in 1827.
fort shelby (michigan)
siege of fort detroit





























the siege of fort detroit was an ultimately unsuccessful attempt by north american indians to capture fort detroit during pontiac's rebellion. the siege was led primarily by pontiac, an ottawa chief and military leader.





























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fort detroit had been captured by the british during the french and indian war following the fall of montreal in 1760. it was on territory ceded by france to great britain in the treaty of paris in 1763 and was garrisoned by a british force during pontiac's rebellion.





























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siege of fort detroit