Near Ligonier in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Bullet's Defeat

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 24, 2013

1. Bullet's Defeat Marker

Inscription. French and Indian troops defeated a party of 100 Virginians under the command of Captain Thomas Bullet near here on May 22, 1759. Bullet and his troops were taking provisions from Bedford to Fort Ligonier when they were attacked. They suffered over 40 casualties and lost many of their supplies.

Erected 2002 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, French and Indian. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1955.

Location. 40° 14.265′ N, 79° 11.209′ W. Marker is near Ligonier, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is on Old Forbes Road 0.7 miles south of Gravel Hill Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ligonier PA 15658, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Laurel Highlands

and in Greater Pittsburgh.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Original Course of Forbes Road (approx. 0.6 miles away); Ligonier Township Volunteer Fire Department No. 1 Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); Ligonier Train Crash (approx. 1.8 miles away); Laughlintown (approx. 1.8 miles away); The Compass Inn

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(approx. 1.9 miles away); a different marker also named The Compass Inn (approx. 1.9 miles away); Stagecoach Travel (approx. 1.9 miles away); Wilpen Crash (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ligonier.

Also see . . .
1. Wikipedia article on Thomas Bullitt. (Submitted on September 4, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
2. Capt Thomas Bullitt at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on September 4, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 24, 2013

2. Bullet's Defeat Marker

Photographed by Tim Maurice, April 14, 2018

3. Bullet's Defeat Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 23, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,865 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 24, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on April 23, 2018, by Tim Maurice of Westerville, Ohio.