Editing Fort Wayne, Indiana (section)

====From the British back to the Miami (1760-1776)====
Increasing tension between France and Great Britain developed over control of the territory. In 1760, France ceded the area to Britain after its forces in North America surrendered during the [[Seven Years' War]], known on the North American front as the [[French and Indian War]]. Managing to hold down the fort for only a mere couple of years, the British lost control of it in 1763 when various Native American nations rebelled against British rule and retook the fort as part of [[Pontiac's Rebellion]]. From this point forward in 1763, no active fort existed at Kekionga for the next three decades until American General [[Anthony Wayne]] established [[Fort Wayne (fort)|Fort Wayne]] in 1794, following the [[Battle of Fallen Timbers]]. The fort throughout this period was described as a, "Defiant mixture of Indian warriors and lawless renegades of the frontier, such as the Girties. It was also the home of a heterogeneous population of English and French traders and their families, French 'engages", and Miami, Delaware and Shawnee tribes."<ref>Poinsatte, 33</ref>

In 1772, the British regained influence over the village after [[Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet|Sir William Johnson]] suggested to the government that the fort be reoccupied.<ref name=":0" /> The mixed population of the Kekionga area had moved past antipathy with the British by this point, and accepted their friendship. In 1776, Officer Jacques LaSalle moved into the village to conduct strict supervision on behalf of the British government, ensuring that the natives remained loyal to the British, and to check passports with travelers coming down from [[Fort Detroit]].<ref>Poinsatte, 34</ref>