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The battle of Bushy Run was so disastrous to the Indians that many of them fled to parts unknown immediately after the results of the conflict were ascertained. They lost several hundred in killed and wounded, and among the number were a half a dozen well-known chiefs.
But though he had been victorious, Colonel Bouquet had suffered a heavy loss, consequently he continued on his march to Fort Pitt with as great caution as before. Eight officers and one hundred and fifteen men had fallen, and it was a sad body of troops that wended its way through the wilderness.