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  2. Pontiac's War - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Siege of Fort Detroit - Wikipedia

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    The day after arriving at the fort, Captain Dalyell persuaded Major Gladwin to allow him to take a force of 247 soldiers and ambush Pontiac's encampment. The force started out at 2:30 am towards Parent's Creek (now Bloody Run Creek) where they were instead ambushed by 150 of Pontiac's men who had advance intelligence from French spies that a ...

  4. Battle of Bushy Run - Wikipedia

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    The British managed to hold their ground until after sunset, when the natives withdrew. Bouquet ordered a redoubt constructed on Edge Hill, and the British placed their wounded and livestock in the center of the perimeter. Concrete flour bags at the Bushy Run Battlefield monument on Edge Hill. Historical marker, US Route 30, Jeanette PA USA

  5. Pontiac (Odawa leader) - Wikipedia

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    Pontiac or Obwaandi'eyaag (c. 1714/20 – April 20, 1769) was an Odawa war chief known for his role in the war named for him, from 1763 to 1766 leading Native Americans in an armed struggle against the British in the Great Lakes region due to, among other reasons, dissatisfaction with British policies.

  6. List of rebellions in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Multiple rebellions and closely related events have occurred in the United States, beginning from the colonial era up to present day. Events that are not commonly named strictly a rebellion (or using synonymous terms such as "revolt" or "uprising"), but have been noted by some as equivalent or very similar to a rebellion (such as an insurrection), or at least as having a few important elements ...

  7. List of revolutions and rebellions - Wikipedia

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    Rebellion suppressed 1763–1766 Pontiac's War: Great Britain: numerous North American Indian tribes Military stalemate 1765–1783 American Revolution: Great Britain: Colonists in British America: Independence of the United States of America from the British Empire: 1765 Quito Revolt of 1765: Viceroyalty of New Granada: Rebels 1765 ...

  8. Timeline of the American Revolution - Wikipedia

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    Pontiac's War is launched by a Native American confederation in the Great Lakes region under the overall command of the eponymous Ottawa chief. Previously allied with France , they were dissatisfied by the policies of the British under Amherst (April 25, 1763 – July 25, 1766)

  9. Siege of Fort Pitt - Wikipedia

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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 remove the Anglo-Americans from the Ohio Country and Allegheny Plateau after they refused to honor their promises and treaties to leave voluntarily after the defeat of the French.