Marias Massacre

Wann

23. Jan. 1870

Art

Schlacht

Auch verzeichnet als

Massaker

Koordinaten

48.39° N, 111.66° W

Description

1870 massacre

January 1870 killing of Native Americans by the U.S. Army in Montana

The Marias Massacre was a massacre of Piegan Blackfeet Native peoples committed by United States Army forces under Major Eugene Mortimer Baker as part of the Indian Wars. The massacre occurred on January 23, 1870, in Montana Territory. Approximately 200 Native people were killed, most of whom were women, children, and older men.

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