Rescue

Rescue. Bushy Run Battlefield. , As news of the uprising reached General Jeffrey Amherst, he ordered Colonel Henry Bouquet to Fort Pitt to lift the siege. Bouquet's force consisted of men from the 42nd and 77th Highlanders, 60th Royal Americans, Royal Artillery gunners, and frontiersmen. In addition to the approximately 500 soldiers, his expedition included 50 civilians to move 60,000 pounds of flour, 100 cattle, and 200 sheep., The condition of the British troops, the weather, bad road conditions, and movement of the livestock all worked to slow the relief army. At Fort Ligonier, Bouquet decided to leave his wagons and livestock and use 340 pack horses to transport provisions. His plan was to march to Bushy Run Station, rest the troops and then set out for Fort Pitt under cover of night., (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