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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 · Bouquet 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. In 1765, Bouquet was promoted to brigadier general and placed in command of all British forces in the southern colonies. He died in Pensacola, Florida, probably from yellow fever.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF HENRY BOUQUET. Henry Bouquet was born in Rolle, Switzerland in 1719. A member of a prominent family, Bouquet began his military career at age 17 as a cadet in a Swiss regiment in the army of the Dutch Republic.
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.
Col. Henry Bouquet will be most often remembered for his brilliant defeat of the Shawnees, Delawares, Mingos, and Huron tribes at the Battle of Bushy Run on August 5th and 6th 1763. This battle lifted the siege of Fort Pitt and changed the course of that war.
HENRY BOUQUET: PROFESSIONAL SOLDIER Not merely by his five wigs and powdering gown, his "Scarlet gold lac'd frock and Breeches,"1 and his green umbrella, does Henry Bouquet belong to the eighteenth century. The aris tocracy of the ancien regime, hopeful for new pleasures in its twi light, was accessible to philosophers, charlatans?and military ...
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.
