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The Battle of Bushy Run which happened during Pontiac's Rebellion
Pontiac's Rebellion

Pontiac's Rebellion was a war launched in 1763 by North American First Nations who were dissatisfied with Kingdom of Great Britain policies in the Great Lakes region after the British victory in the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War ....
 was fought between a British relief column under the command of Colonel Henry Bouquet
Henry Bouquet

Henry Bouquet was a prominent British Army officer in the French and Indian War and Pontiac's War. Bouquet is best known for his victory over Native Americans in the United States at the Battle of Bushy Run, lifting the siege of Fort Pitt during Pontiac?s War....
 and a combined force of Delaware
Lenape

The Lenape are organized bands of Native Americans in the United States peoples with shared cultural and linguistic characteristics.These are the people who are living in what is now New Jersey and along the Delaware River in Pennsylvania, the northern shore of Delaware, and the lower Hudson Valley and New York Harbor in New York, at the t...
, Shawnee
Shawnee

The Shawnee, Shaawanwaki, Shaawanooki and Shaawanowi lenaweeki, are a people native to North America. They originally inhabited the areas of Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Western Maryland, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania....
, Mingo
Mingo

The Mingo are an Iroquoian languages group of Native Americans in the United States that migrated west to the Ohio Country in the mid-eighteenth century....
, and Huron warriors.

In July 1763, a British relief column consisting of 500 British soldiers, including the 42nd Highlanders
42nd Regiment of Foot

The 42nd Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army. The regiment's lineage could be traced back as far as the 1660s, when independent companies of men were formed to police the Highlands by the local clan chiefs....
, 60th Royal Americans, and 77th Highlanders
77th Regiment of Foot (Montgomerie's Highlanders)

The 77th Regiment of Foot was a Scottish regiment raised under Major Archibald Montgomerie, son of the Earl of Eglington. It was originally raised as the "First Highland Battalion" in 1757, around Stirling, Scotland, with thirteen Company ....
, was sent to relieve Fort Pitt
Fort Pitt (Pennsylvania)

Fort Pitt was a fort in what is now the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The fort was built in 1758 during the French and Indian War, next to the site of Fort Duquesne....
, then under siege. Under the command of Bouquet, the column left Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Carlisle is a borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, 18 miles west by southwest of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the State capital....
. On August 5 at about 1PM , while passing through present-day Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Westmoreland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It was founded on February 26, 1773, and was the first county in the colony of Pennsylvania west of the Allegheny Mountains....
, the column was ambushed by a large force of Native Americans 25 miles east of Fort Pitt .






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The Battle of Bushy Run which happened during Pontiac's Rebellion
Pontiac's Rebellion

Pontiac's Rebellion was a war launched in 1763 by North American First Nations who were dissatisfied with Kingdom of Great Britain policies in the Great Lakes region after the British victory in the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War ....
 was fought between a British relief column under the command of Colonel Henry Bouquet
Henry Bouquet

Henry Bouquet was a prominent British Army officer in the French and Indian War and Pontiac's War. Bouquet is best known for his victory over Native Americans in the United States at the Battle of Bushy Run, lifting the siege of Fort Pitt during Pontiac?s War....
 and a combined force of Delaware
Lenape

The Lenape are organized bands of Native Americans in the United States peoples with shared cultural and linguistic characteristics.These are the people who are living in what is now New Jersey and along the Delaware River in Pennsylvania, the northern shore of Delaware, and the lower Hudson Valley and New York Harbor in New York, at the t...
, Shawnee
Shawnee

The Shawnee, Shaawanwaki, Shaawanooki and Shaawanowi lenaweeki, are a people native to North America. They originally inhabited the areas of Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Western Maryland, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania....
, Mingo
Mingo

The Mingo are an Iroquoian languages group of Native Americans in the United States that migrated west to the Ohio Country in the mid-eighteenth century....
, and Huron warriors.

In July 1763, a British relief column consisting of 500 British soldiers, including the 42nd Highlanders
42nd Regiment of Foot

The 42nd Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army. The regiment's lineage could be traced back as far as the 1660s, when independent companies of men were formed to police the Highlands by the local clan chiefs....
, 60th Royal Americans, and 77th Highlanders
77th Regiment of Foot (Montgomerie's Highlanders)

The 77th Regiment of Foot was a Scottish regiment raised under Major Archibald Montgomerie, son of the Earl of Eglington. It was originally raised as the "First Highland Battalion" in 1757, around Stirling, Scotland, with thirteen Company ....
, was sent to relieve Fort Pitt
Fort Pitt (Pennsylvania)

Fort Pitt was a fort in what is now the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The fort was built in 1758 during the French and Indian War, next to the site of Fort Duquesne....
, then under siege. Under the command of Bouquet, the column left Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Carlisle is a borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, 18 miles west by southwest of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the State capital....
. On August 5 at about 1PM , while passing through present-day Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Westmoreland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It was founded on February 26, 1773, and was the first county in the colony of Pennsylvania west of the Allegheny Mountains....
, the column was ambushed by a large force of Native Americans 25 miles east of Fort Pitt . The British managed to hold their ground until after sunset when the natives withdrew, and then Bouquet ordered a redoubt constructed on Edge Hill placing their wounded and livestock in the center of the perimeter.

Bushy Run Monument
The following morning, the evening sentries were relieved, and when the allied tribes attacked, they found themselves ambushed by the relieved 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, 29 of the 42nd Highlanders dead, 7 of the 1/60th Royal Americans dead, 6 of the 77th Highlanders dead, and 8 Civilians and volunteers dead) . The confederacy of the Delaware, Shawnee, Mingo, and Huron also suffered an unknown number of casualties including two prominent Delaware chieftains (though one total offered was around 60 dead) .

The site of the battle is now Bushy Run Battlefield Park.

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  • (article originally from Pennsylvania Heritage Magazine)