Why did these warriors lose to Colonel Bouquet and his forces when the American Indians held the tactical advantage in 1763? Can firepower and strategic skill be the only answer when eight years earlier; in 1755, General Braddock’s larger army was soundly defeated by a coalition of French and American Indian forces not far away from the site of Bushy Run? Did the American Indian culture guarantee defeat while the changes in European warfare distanced the Europeans from the American Indians in terms of military warfare?
The Fort Pitt Campaign or more specifically the Battle of Bushy Run will show how cultural differences more so than any technological advantages the British appeared to have been the main reason for the defeat at the Battle
The Fort Pitt Campaign or more specifically the Battle of Bushy Run will show how cultural differences more so than any technological advantages the British appeared to have been the main reason for the defeat at the Battle