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British Control of Detroit
- When
- 1760
- Where
- Detroit settlement on the Detroit River
British troops seized the settlement in 1760 during the French and Indian War and shortened its name to Detroit.
During the French and Indian War (1753–63), the North American front of the Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France, British troops gained control of the settlement a few years into the conflict in 1760 and shortened its name to Detroit. Britain's eviction of France from New France in the 1763 Treaty of Paris consolidated this position.
Sources
- Detroit Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27
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