The Siege of Detroit Plaque

THE SIEGE OF DETROIT
1763
Shortly after the founding of Detroit in 1701 a village of
Ottawa Indians was established on the south shore of the
river in this vicinity, and its inhabitants lived on friendly
terms with the French garrison and settlers. However, after
the British took control of Detroit and other western posts
in 1760, relations with the Indians deteriorated. In 1763 the
great Ottawa chief, Pontiac, raised a strong confederacy of
Indian tribes and attacked several British posts. Detroit
was besieged from May until October by a force which included
some 250 warriors from this Ottawa village. Pontiac's
unsuccessful attempt to capture Detroit led to the failure of
his uprising and general peace was re-established in 1765.

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