bushwhacked

As verbs the difference between ambush and bushwhacked

is that ambush is to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy while bushwhacked is (bushwhack).

As a noun ambush

is the act of concealing oneself and lying in wait to attack by surprise.

As a verb bushwhacked

is (bushwhack).

As a noun bushwhacker is

(us) one who travels through the woods, off the designated path.

As verbs the difference between bushwacked and bushwhacked

is that bushwacked is past tense of bushwack while bushwhacked is past tense of bushwhack.