Fort Bedford, where Captain Lewis Ourry was in command, was reached on the 25th.

Here three days were spent, and thirty more guides were secured to serve as an advance-guard of scouts and give warning of the presence of enemies.

Bouquet had tried his Highlanders at this work; but they were unfamiliar with the forest, and, as they invariably got lost, were of no value as scouts.

Leaving his invalided officers and men at Bedford, Bouquet, with horses rested and men refreshed, pressed forward and arrived at Ligonier on August 2.
Preparations had now to be made for the final dash to Fort Pitt, fifty odd miles away, over a path that was beset by savages, who also occupied all the important passes.

It would be impossible to get through without a battle--a wilderness battle--and the thought of the Braddock disaster was in the minds of all.