Bouquet Henry 1719-1765 Born In Switzerland Served In Holland
Sardinia, and with the Prince of Orange. Was Captain-commandant of the
Swiss Guards at the Hague, 1748. Entered the British army; came to
America in 1754; with Haldimand and the "Royal Americans"; and held a
leading command for several years in the French and Indian wars. Died at
Pensacola, Florida. =Index=: (Lord Dorchester era) His services in Pontiac's War, 6;
death of, 6; Bouquet papers in British Museum, 7. (Sir Frederick Hald
mand era) Life-long friend
of Haldimand, 5; his early military service, 6; his studious habits, 8;
member of Swiss Guards at the Hague, 8; recommended for command in Royal
American Regiment, 9; experiences ill-feeling between American colonists
and British troops, 12; in Carolina, 13; his letters throw side-lights
on the affairs in the colonies, 14-15; popular in military profession,
16; Indian warfare, 16; at Fort Pitt, 16; Haldimand advises him not to
leave the service, 40; defeats Indians at Bushy Run, 58; thanked by the
king and promoted, 58; death of, 58, 63; Haldimand laments his loss, 62;
his tomb, 63; his papers preserved in Canadian Archives, 319; some of
his letters missing, 338. =Bib.=: Parkman, Montcalm and Wolfe and
Conspiracy of Pontiac; Canadian Archives Report, 1889.