Editing Rocky River, Ohio (section)

==Early history==
In the summer of 1764, British Colonel John Bradstreet led a force of more than 2,000 regular soldiers, American volunteers and native Americans as part of an attack to stop [[Pontiac's War|Pontiac’s Rebellion]], which ended before Bradstreet could attack. His mission was revised to retrieval of prisoners, exploration and peacemaking. As the host of 60 boats and nine canoes attempted to find shelter in an increasing storm on Lake Erie, waves overcame the fleet, ruining 25 boats and damaging many others. Bradstreet and his men came ashore in what is now Bradstreet’s Landing Park in Rocky River on 18 October 1764. After tarrying three days, the diminished force returned to [[Fort Niagara|Ft. Niagara]] enduring significant hardship on their voyage. Rumors to the contrary, only one life was lost in the endeavor.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bradstreet's Disaster |url=https://case.edu/ech/articles/b/bradstreets-disaster |website=[[The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History]]|language=en |date=11 May 2018}}</ref>