<P> The Siege of Detroit , also known as the Surrender of Detroit , or the Battle of Fort Detroit , was an early engagement in the British - U.S. War of 1812 . A British force under Major General Isaac Brock with Native American allies under the Shawnee leader , Tecumseh , used bluff and deception to intimidate the U.S. Brigadier General William Hull into surrendering the fort and town of Detroit , Michigan and his dispirited army , which actually outnumbered the victorious British and Native Americans . </P>
<P> The Siege of Detroit , also known as the Surrender of Detroit , or the Battle of Fort Detroit , was an early engagement in the British - U.S. War of 1812 . A British force under Major General Isaac Brock with Native American allies under the Shawnee leader , Tecumseh , used bluff and deception to intimidate the U.S. Brigadier General William Hull into surrendering the fort and town of Detroit , Michigan and his dispirited army , which actually outnumbered the victorious British and Native Americans . </P>
where did the battle of fort detroit take place
where did the battle of fort detroit take place
Detroit , Michigan
Detroit , Michigan