Lo que dicen los registros
- Cuándo
- 29 nov 1847
- Tipo
- Masacre
- Muertes
- 13
- Coordenadas
- 46.04° N, 118.46° W
- Description
- The 1847 massacre by Cayuse Indians of Dr. Marcus Whitman, his wife Narcissa and 11 other missionaries in the Pacific Northwest.
Whitman massacre
1847 murder of American missionaries
The Whitman massacre was the killing of American missionaries Marcus and Narcissa Whitman, along with eleven others, on November 29, 1847. They were killed by a small group of Cayuse men who suspected that Whitman had poisoned the 200 Cayuse in his medical care during an outbreak of measles that included the Whitman household.
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- Wikidata: massacres and genocidesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Página de la fuente
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Cerca en el tiempo y en el espacio
- Oregon Country: United Kingdom → United States (cession)1846 · Cambio territorial
- Cayuse War1847 · Guerra
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- Battle of Walla Walla1855 · Batalla
- Yakima War1855 · Guerra
- Puget Sound War1855 · Guerra
- Battle of Toppenish Creek5 oct 1855 · Batalla
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