Battle of Bushy Run The Battle of Bushy Run was fought on August 5 – 6 , 1763 , in western Pennsylvania , between a British column under the command of Colonel Henry Bouquet and a combined force of Delaware , Shawnee , Mingo , and Huron warriors . This action occurred during Pontiac ' s Rebellion . Though the British suffered serious losses , they routed the tribemen and successfully relieved the garrison of Fort Pitt . The battle . In July 1763 , a British relief column of 500 British soldiers , including the 42nd Highlanders , 60th Royal Americans , and 77th Highlanders , left Carlisle , Pennsylvania , to relieve Fort Pitt , then under siege . Indian scouts observed Bouquet ' s army marching west along Forbes Road and reported this to the Indians surrounding Fort Pitt . On August 5 , at about 1PM , a part of the force investing Fort Pitt ambushed the British column one mile east of Bushy Run Station , at Edge Hill . 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 . According to one account , the allied tribes attacked in the morning , but were themselves ambushed by the sentries relieved from their evening duty . With the surprise attack of the sentries , from a flank , and a frontal assault by the main British column , the outnumbered Indians fled in a disorganized retreat . A second account holds that the warriors attacked in the morning and " redoubled their efforts to break the British line . " As the tribesmen became bolder , Bouquet realized the combat was nearing a crisis . Determined to lure his attackers close enough to maim them , the British leader deliberately weakened one section of his line . Spotting the gap in the enemy defenses , the native warriors rushed forward . Instead , the British soldiers fired a volley in their faces and " made terrible havock " with the bayonet . The surviving warriors fled and were unable to rally . Having dispersed its attackers , Bouquet ' s column headed to Bushy Run , a mile along the Forbes road , where there was badly needed water . The battle has since been attributed to the Bushy Run location , despite the main fighting taking place in Edge Hill . Bouquet then marched to the relief of Fort Pitt . Aftermath . The battle cost the lives of 50 British soldiers , including 29 of the 42nd Highlanders , seven of the 1 / 60th Royal Americans , six of the 77th Highlanders , and eight Civilians and volunteers . The confederacy of the Delaware , Shawnee , Mingo , and Huron suffered an unknown number of casualties , which includes two prominent Delaware chiefs ; estimates by contemporaries placed the total Indian loss at about 60 . The warrior Killbuck later told Sir William Johnson that only 110 Indians were engaged . Bouquet estimated he fought an equal number as his own force . One contemporary report claimed 20 Indians were killed and many more wounded . The battle invoked " widespread relief on the frontier " , since the Indians had been defeated on their own ground . The site of the battle is now Bushy Run Battlefield Park .