The Battle of Bushy Run was fought during Pontiac's Rebellion between a British relief column under the command of Colonel Henry Bouquet and a combined force of Delaware, Shawnee, Mingo, and Huron warriors. Combatants British Empire American Indians Commanders Jeffrey Amherst, Henry Bouquet Pontiac, Guyasuta Strength ~3,000 soldiers[1] ~3,500 warriors[2] Casualties 450 soldiers killed, 2,000 civilians killed or captured, 4,000 civilians displaced ~200 warriors killed, possible additional war-related deaths from disease Pontiacs Rebellion was a... Image File history File links The_Battle_of_Bushy_Run. ... is the 216th day of the year (217th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 217th day of the year (218th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1763 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Westmoreland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. ... Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... A Pyrrhic victory is a victory with devastating cost to the victor. ... The Ohio Country, showing the present-day U.S. state boundaries The Ohio Country (sometimes called the Ohio Territory) was the name used in the 18th century for the regions of North America west of the Appalachian Mountains and in the region of the upper Ohio River south of Lake... This article is about the people indigenous to the United States. ... Guyasuta (c. ... Temporary grave of an American machine-gunner during the Battle of Normandy. ... Henry Bouquet (1719 – September 2, 1765) was a noted British army officer in the French and Indian War and Pontiacs War. ... Combatants British Empire American Indians Commanders Jeffrey Amherst, Henry Bouquet Pontiac, Guyasuta Strength ~3,000 soldiers[1] ~3,500 warriors[2] Casualties 450 soldiers killed, 2,000 civilians killed or captured, 4,000 civilians displaced ~200 warriors killed, possible additional war-related deaths from disease Pontiacs Rebellion was a... Combatants Pontiacs confederacy Great Britain Commanders Pontiac Wasson Henry Gladwin Donald Campbell † Strength Casualties For the action in the War of 1812, see the Siege of Detroit The Siege of Fort Detroit was an ultimately unsuccessful attempt by North American Indians to capture Fort Detroit during Pontiacs Rebellion. ... Combatants Ohio Country natives Great Britain Commanders Guyasuta Simeon Ecuyer William Trent The Siege of Fort Pitt took place in 1763 in what is now the city of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Combatants Seneca Great Britain Commanders Cornplanter Honayewus John Stedman Strength 300–500 134 Casualties Unknown 81 soldiers killed, 22 wagoners killed, 8 soldiers wounded The Battle of Devils Hole, also known as the Devils Hole Massacre, was fought on September 14, 1763, between a detachment of the British... Combatants British Empire American Indians Commanders Jeffrey Amherst, Henry Bouquet Pontiac, Guyasuta Strength ~3,000 soldiers[1] ~3,500 warriors[2] Casualties 450 soldiers killed, 2,000 civilians killed or captured, 4,000 civilians displaced ~200 warriors killed, possible additional war-related deaths from disease Pontiacs Rebellion was a... Henry Bouquet (1719 – September 2, 1765) was a noted British army officer in the French and Indian War and Pontiacs War. ... For the language, see Lenape language. ... This article is about the Native American tribe. ... This article is about the Native American tribe. ... This article is about the First Nations people, the Wyandot, also known as the Huron. ...

In July 1763, a British relief column of consisting of 500 British soldiers, including the 42nd Highlanders, 60th Royal Americans, and 77th Highlanders, was sent to relieve Fort Pitt, then under siege. Under the command of Bouquet, the column left Carlisle, Pennsylvania. On August 4, while passing through present-day Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, the column was ambushed by a large force of Indians 25 miles east of Fort Pitt. The British managed to hold their ground and, after the natives withdrew after sunset, Bouquet ordered a redoubt constructed on Edge Hill placing their wounded and livestock in the center of the perimeter. The 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army. ... The Kings Royal Rifle Corps was a British Army formation founded as the Royal Americans and to be recruited from American colonists. ... The 77th Regiment of Foot (Montgomeries Highlanders) was a Highland Scots Regiment raised under Major Archibald Montgomerie, son of the Earl of Eglington. ... A Plan of the New Fort at Pitts-Burgh, drawn by cartographer John Rocque and published in 1765. ... Coordinates: , Country State County Cumberland Founded 1751 Government  - Mayor Kirk R. Wilson Area  - Borough  5. ... is the 216th day of the year (217th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Westmoreland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. ...

The Battle of Bushy Run Monument marks the site of the "flour bag fort" on Edge Hill.

The following morning, after the evening sentries were being relieved, the allied tribes attacked only to be ambushed themselves by relived sentries. As the tribal forces were flanked, the warriors fled in a disorganized retreat. With troops under Bouquet, the column dispersed the attackers before heading to Bushy Run, where there was badly needed water, about a mile from Edge Hill. The battle has since been attributed to this location despite the main fighting taking place in Edge Hill. Bouquet then marched to the relief of Fort Pitt. The battle had been costly with 50 British soldiers killed. The confederacy of the Delaware, Shawnee, Mingo, and Huron also suffered an unknown number of casualties including two prominent Delaware chieftains. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2576 × 1932 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2576 × 1932 pixel, file size: 1. ...

The site of the battle is now Bushy Run Battlefield Park. Bushy Run Battlefield Park is a historical park operated by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, on 218 acres, in Penn Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania in the United States. ...

References

• Nester, William R. "Haughty Conquerors": Amherst and the Great Indian Uprising of 1763. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger, 2000. ISBN 0-275-96770-0.

External links

• "Broken Promises, Broken Dreams: North America's Forgotten Conflict at Bushy Run Battlefield" (article originally from Pennsylvania Heritage Magazine)
• "Battle of Bushy Run" from mohicanpress.com