Strategic Attack

Strategic Attack. Bushy Run Battlefield. , Morning light on August 6th brought new attacks from the Natives. The British continued to suffer casualties and Bouquet realized he could not hold his position. The Natives had surrounded the British on three sides. Bouquet devised a plan to withdraw troops from the front line in what would appear to be a British retreat. Part of the force withdrew behind Edge Hill. Reforming into a fighting formation, they moved along the hill to strike the flank of the Natives who had rushed to attack the weakened British front. The plan worked perfectly and surprised the Natives, who had been repulsed by the main body of troops and fled in front of the supporting gunfire. Unaccustomed to suffering large casualties, the Natives quickly withdrew, leaving the British in control of the battlefield., (Timeline at the bottom of the marker), 1763. . May 9 Siege of Fort Detroit , . May 16 Fort Sandusky falls , . May 25 Fort St. Joseph falls , . May 27 Fort Miami falls , . May 29 Siege of Fort Pitt , . June 1 Fort Ouiatenon falls , . June 2 Fort Michilimackinac falls , . June 2 Fort Ligonier attacked , . June 4 Fort Pitt’s help request reaches Col. Bouquet , . June 12 Amhearst orders the 42nd and 77th to Bouquet , . June 16 Fort Venango falls , . June 18 Fort Le Boeuf falls , . June 22 Fort Pesque Isle falls , . July 15 Bouquet leaves Carlisle , . July 25 Bouquet arrives at Fort Bedford , . August 2 Bouquet arrives at Fort Ligonier , . August 4 Bouquet leaves Fort Ligonier , . August 5 Natives attack Bouquet relief forces , . August 6 British defeat the Natives at Bushy Run , . August 10 British arrive at Fort Pitt , 1764. . October 3 British leave Fort Pitt and march into Ohio , . October 25 Natives sign treaty and release their British prisoners