Siege of Fort Detroit had apparently been informed of Pontiac's plan, and the garrison of about 120 men was armed and ready. Pontiac withdrew and, two days later, laid siege to the fort. A number of British soldiers and civilians in the area outside the fort were captured or killed; one of the soldiers was ritually cannibalized, as was the custom in some Great Lakes Indian cultures. The violence was directed only at the British: French colonists were left alone. Eventually more than 900 Indian warriors from a half-dozen tribes joined the siege. On May 28, a supply convoy commanded by Lieutenant Abraham Cuyler
Fort Jennings, Ohio Fort Jennings, Ohio Fort Jennings is a village in the southwestern corner of Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The population was 485 at the 2010 census. The first settlement at Fort Jennings was made around 1850. Fort Jennings took its name from a pioneer fort Col. William Jennings built near the site in 1812. The village was incorporated in 1881. Fort Jennings is located at (40.904854, -84.298023). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water. As of the census of 2010, there were 485 people, 194