No, he couldn't gather enough men for the job.
The battle you are referring to is the Siege of Fort Detroit during the American Revolutionary War. George Rogers Clark initially captured Fort Detroit in 1778 but lost it due to a lack of reinforcements and resources. He later recaptured the fort in 1779, solidifying American control in the region. This series of events played a significant role in the western campaign of the war.
Detroit and Vincennes
He captured fort Sackville in Indiana by creating raising an army.
Indian chief Pontiac captured Fort Detroit while fighting the British. He was the leader under a confederacy of tribes
George Rogers Clark was an American Colonel that led his troops to capture Fort Sackville from the British. This capture occurred on February 25th 1779.
George Rogers Clark
he captured 2,000+ Americans at fort Detroit with 400 natives
George Rogers Clark captured Fort Vincennes, located in present-day Indiana, in 1779 during the American Revolutionary War. This strategic victory was significant in asserting American control over the Northwest Territory and weakening British influence in the region. Clark's daring expedition and successful siege helped to bolster American morale and support for the revolutionary cause.
July 4, 1977, George Rogers Clark defeated the British and captured Kaskaskia near the Mississippi River. Clark had been organizing the defense of the sparsely settled Kentucky region against British and Indian ally raids. In October 1777, Clark puts before Virginia governor Patrick Henry a plan to capture several British posts in the Illinois country, of which Kaskaskia is one. Clark and about 175 men take the fort and town, which is inhabited mainly by French settlers. Clark convinces them and their Indian allies on the Wabash River to support the American cause. The British continue to hold sway at Fort Detroit, commanded by Lieutenant Governor Henry Hamilton, and Clark spends the next several years attempting to dislodge him. Washington writes governor of Virginia, Thomas Jefferson, December 28, 1780, in support of Clark's efforts to take Fort Detroit.
In 1745 the colonists captured Fort Louisbourg.frekin fort louisbourg
George Rogers Clark captured Forts Kaskaskia and Vincennes
Fort Wayne - Detroit - was created in 1843.