2 September 1765 (aged 45–46) Pensacola, West Florida
Allegiance
Dutch Republic (1736–1739, 1748–1755) Kingdom of Sardinia (1739–1748) Great Britain (1756–1765)[1]
Years of service
1736–1765
Rank
Brigadier general (British Army)
Unit
60th Regiment of Foot
Commands held
Fort Pitt
Battles/wars
French and Indian War
Forbes Expedition
Battle of Fort Ligonier
Pontiac's Rebellion
Siege of Fort Pitt
Battle of Bushy Run
Henry Bouquet[2] (born Henri Louis Bouquet;[1] 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. During the conflict Bouquet gained lasting infamy in an exchange of letters with his commanding officer, Jeffery Amherst, who suggested a form of biological warfare in the use of blankets infected with smallpox which were to be distributed to Native Americans.[3] Despite this indictment historians have praised Bouquet for leading British forces in several demanding campaigns on the Western Frontier in which they "protected and rescued" settlers from increasingly frequent attacks.[4]
^ ab Paola Crivelli: Henri Louis Bouquet in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
^Bomberger, Christian Martin. "The battle of Bushy Run: the most decisive victory in all history gained by the white man over the American Indian". Historic Pittsburgh Text Collection. University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
^Postscript of Bouquet's letter to Amherst, 13 July 1763
^Kenneth Stuart, Ph.D (18 January 2018). Defenders of the Frontier: Colonel Henry Bouquet and the Officers and Men of the Royal American Regiment, 1763-1764. Heritage Books. p. 6.
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warriors laid siege to British-held Fort Pitt on June 22. In response, HenryBouquet, the commander of the fort, ordered his subordinate Simeon Ecuyer to...
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produced as evidence of their being killed." During Pontiac's War, Colonel HenryBouquet conspired with his superior, Sir Jeffrey Amherst, to infect hostile...
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Duquesne, the site was of particular strategic importance. Colonel HenryBouquet, General Forbes' principal lieutenant on the campaign, chose the site...
him to leave.[citation needed] On October 17, 1764, British commander HenryBouquet demanded that the Ohio Indians return all captives, including those...
conditions led Colonel HenryBouquet to order the colonists to quarter his troops in other places than just private homes. Bouquet felt his troops couldn't...
tusk to HenryBouquet presumably as a gift to tie with British authorities after a long time of hostility due to the French and Indian War. Bouquet wrote...
historical records in 1764, when he took part in negotiations with Colonel HenryBouquet. He was one of the hostages surrendered by the tribe to ensure compliance...
supply route southwest to connect with Braddock's Road in 1755. Col. HenryBouquet improved upon Burd's road in 1758 and extended it to Ligonier, Pennsylvania...
opposite by stating that contemporaries of Braddock, like John Forbes and HenryBouquet, recognized that "war in the forests of America was a very different...
participated in the war until an armed expedition in Ohio led by Colonel HenryBouquet brought about a truce. Another colonial military expedition into the...
August 5 – Pontiac's War – Battle of Bushy Run: British forces led by HenryBouquet defeat Chief Pontiac's Indians at Bushy Run, in the Pennsylvania backcountry...
British troops commanded by Colonel HenryBouquet in western Maryland. Colonel Washington wrote to HenryBouquet on 25 July 1758: "Kelly and Stalnaker...
Colonel HenryBouquet, over 200 white captives were handed over to British authorities. On November 14 1764, Guyasuta took Girty to Bouquet's camp on...