Henry Bouquet
Henry Bouquet (born
Henri Louis Bouquet; 1719 – 2 September 1765) was a
Swiss mercenary who rose to prominence in British service during the
French and Indian War and
Pontiac's War. He is best known for his victory over a
Native American force at the
Battle of Bushy Run, lifting the
siege of Fort Pitt during Pontiac's War. During the conflict Bouquet gained lasting infamy in an exchange of letters with his commanding officer,
Jeffery Amherst, who suggested a form of
biological warfare in the use of blankets infected with smallpox which were to be distributed to Native Americans. Despite this indictment historians have praised Bouquet for leading British forces in several demanding campaigns on the Western Frontier in which they "protected and rescued" settlers from increasingly frequent attacks.
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