Love, Courage and the Battle of Bushy Run

Love, Courage and the Battle of Bushy Run

2024 · 113 min · ★ 8.3 · History, Action, War

In 1763, Britain defeated France in the worldwide Seven Years War - referred to in the American Colonies as The French and Indian War. As a result, the French abandoned America, leaving the Native population who had sided with the French to fear the British would seek revenge. Ottawa Chief Pontiac convinced many tribes they needed to strike first. Some did so willingly, others were forced to fight. Their ultimate target was Fort Pitt. The combatants on both sides deployed unconventional and often brutal strategies and tactics. Colonel Henry Bouquet, with a ragtag group of British soldiers, Scottish Highlanders and American volunteers, was tasked with trying to save the hundreds of men, women and children facing certain death - or worse - in Fort Pitt. The little-known Battle of Bushy Run changed the course of world history... This is that story.

Directed by Larry A. McLean · Written by Charlie Richards

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Tom Connolly Col. Henry Bouquet
Rachele Schank Anne Willing
J. Michael Finley Capt. John Graham
Adam Baldwin Gen. Jeffrey Amherst
Edward Gelhaus Lt. James Dow
Jackson Hurst Simeon Ecuyer
Christopher Paul Smith Maj. Duncan Campbell
Rachel Hendrix Phoebe Byerly
Chris Mayers Lt. Francis Gordon
Julian Curtis Andrew Byerly
Harrison Stone Patrick Jeffrey
Delno Ebie Chief Keekyucung

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