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Henry Bouquet (born Henri Louis Bouquet; 1719 – 2 September 1765) was a Swiss mercenary who rose to prominence in British service during the French and Indian War and Pontiac's War. He is best known for his victory over a Native American force at the Battle of Bushy Run, lifting the siege of Fort Pitt during Pontiac's War.
Jun 7, 2021 · The correspondence and papers of Henry Bouquet (1719-1765), a British Army officer during the French and Indian War and the Pontiac period. Swiss-born Bouquet joined the Royal American Regiment in 1754, which later took part in General John Forbes's expedition against Fort Duquesne in 1758.
Nov 1, 2016 · The papers of Col. Henry Bouquet / prepared by Frontier Forts and Trails Survey, Federal Works Agency, Work Projects Administration; edited by Sylvester K. Stevens and Donald H. Kent. by. Bouquet, Henry, 1719-1765. Topics. Pennsylvania -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Sources.
In Pontiac’s Rebellion he decisively defeated the Native Americans at Bushy Run (Aug., 1763) near Pittsburgh. In 1764, Bouquet led an expedition into the Ohio Country that was part of a larger British effort to reduce hostilities with the Native Americans in the West.
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Dec 31, 2014 · Col. Henry Bouquet and his campaigns of 1763 and 1764 by Cort, Cyrus, 1834-1920; Westmoreland County (Pa.). Bouquet Memorial Committee
The Bouquet papers contain a rich store of information on Pennsylvania during the French and Indian War and the Pontiac Uprising; but, most importantly, they serve to record the life, the achievements, and the ideas of an important figure in Pennsylvania's colonial history.
