Based on faulty intelligence received from Hamilton in Detroit, Blackfish believed that there were at least 200 militiamen in the fort, when in fact there were only about 40 effective gunmen inside.
ブラックフィッシュはデトロイトのハミルトンから得た誤った情報に基づき、砦には少なくとも200名の民兵がいると信じていたが、実際には有効に働ける射撃手は約40名に過ぎなかった。