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Pontiac's War (also known as Pontiac's Conspiracy or Pontiac's Rebellion) was launched in 1763 by a confederation of Native Americans who were dissatisfied with British rule in the Great Lakes region following the French and Indian War (1754–1763). Warriors from numerous nations joined in an effort to drive British soldiers and settlers out ...
Bushy Run Battlefield Park is the only historic site or museum that deals exclusively with Pontiac's Rebellion and Pennsylvania's only recognized Native American battlefield. [4] [5] The park is located on Pennsylvania Route 993 near Harrison City and Jeannette.
The Battle of Bloody Run was fought during Pontiac's War on July 31, 1763, on what now is the site of Elmwood Cemetery in the Eastside Historic Cemetery District of Detroit, Michigan. In an attempt to break Pontiac's siege of Fort Detroit, about 250 British troops attempted to make a surprise attack on Pontiac's encampment.
The fort was abandoned after the end of Pontiac's War and fell into ruins. [7] The community of Fort Hunter, Pennsylvania was established nearby after 1787. [8] The property was purchased in 1787 by Archibald McAllister, who built his home there. [1] It still stands and is known as the Archibald McAllister House. [4]
Redcoats: The British Soldier and War in the Americas, 1755–1763. NY: Cambridge University Press, 2002. ISBN 0-521-80783-2; Nester, William R. "Haughty Conquerors": Amherst and the Great Indian Uprising of 1763. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger, 2000. ISBN 0-275-96770-0. Warren and Son, Lieut-General Sir Edward Hutton.
Articles relating to Pontiac's War (1763—1766), launched in 1763 by a loose confederation of Native Americans dissatisfied with British rule in the Great Lakes region following the French and Indian War (1754–1763). Warriors from numerous nations joined in an effort to drive British soldiers and settlers out of the region.
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Fort Pitt Blockhouse, constructed in 1764. After the colonial war and in the face of continued broken treaties, broken promises and encroachment by the Europeans, in 1763 the western Lenape and Shawnee took part in a Native uprising known as Pontiac's War, an effort to drive settlers out of the Native American territory.