Fort Malden was always on the list of places to visit while in Windsor. Our family always went for rides on Sunday and the Fort was a great place to play.In 1812, the main outpost for the British army in the Western District was Fort Malden. It stood just north of the town of Amherstburg and had been built in 1796, after the British moved to the south side of the Detroit River. At the beginning of the war, there were approximately 250 regular soldiers based at the fort. The garrison was manned by men from the 41st Infantry Regiment. Amherstburg was also a major base for the British Indian Department and had the King's Dockyard, where ships for the upper Great Lakes were built. The Dockyard was also the local base for the Provincial Marine.
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