The Battle of Bushy Run

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In 1763, a force of 400 British soldiers were ambushed by a small band of Native Americans in the woods of Western Pennsylvania. The bloody, two-day battle fought there defined the future of the Ohio Valley. What caused this confrontation to take place, and why was the outcome so pivotal in deciding the history of Western PA?