| Show I The American Revolution Might Have Ended Differently If Bouquet was the most brilliant leader of light infantry that the French and Indian War produced Had he survived until the Revolution Revolution Revolution tion Bouquet would would would-is is the reasonable reasonable reasonable reason reason- able surmise surmise against against his erstwhile officers fellow and friends in the Colonies Col Cal onies onles have pitted his battalions with th the ruthless efficiency of the professional professional professional pro pro- soldier E. E Douglas Branch in a talk before WESTERNERS WESTERN WESTERN- ERS in Chicago July 1944 It seems a heart heart-ess thing to say but the bullet that struck down Wolfe on the Plains of Abraham and the fever that carried Bouquet away at Pensacola did good goad service to the country destined to become the United United United Unit Unit- ed States of America for they were such accomplished soldiers men of such talent and genius that had they been in command of the British forces in the War of the Revolution that struggle might have been shorter short short- er and its results possibly vastly different They were both young enough men when they died to have been available for service in 1775 We Ve do not find such another Indian Indian Indian In In- dian fighter as this gallant Swiss in the colonial records and it is noteworthy noteworthy noteworthy note note- worthy that the same sort of troops as were found entirely inadequate to the situation when led by Braddock Braddock Braddock Brad- Brad dock proved themselves heroes in indeed indeed indeed in- in deed when under the command of a greater and abler man Cyrus Townsend Brady in Border Fights and Fighters |
