Siege of Fort Pitt
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The siege of Fort Pitt took place during June and July 1763 in what is now the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The siege was a part of Pontiac's War, an effort by Native Americans to
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Henry Bouquet
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Henry Bouquet was a Swiss mercenary who rose to prominence in British service during the French and Indian War and Pontiac's War.
Siege of Fort Pitt
…resistance to British rule, the military situation over the summer had become increasingly grim. The frustration was so great, he wrote to Colonel Henry Bouquet and instructed him not to take any Indian prisoners. He proposed that they should be intentionally exposed to smallpox, hunted down with dogs, and…
Portrait by John Wollaston, c. 1759