Massacre

Fort Robinson massacre

9 Jan 1879 – 22 Jan 1879 · 39.83° N, 98.58° W

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When
9 Jan 1879 – 22 Jan 1879
Kind
Massacre
Coordinates
39.83° N, 98.58° W
Description
massacre that occurred in Fort Robinson, Nebraska

Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.

Fort Robinson breakout

Battle and massacre that occurred in Fort Robinson, Nebraska

The Fort Robinson breakout or Fort Robinson massacre was the attempted escape of Cheyenne captives from the U.S. army during the winter of 1878–1879 at Fort Robinson in northwestern Nebraska. In 1877, the Cheyenne had been forced to relocate from their homelands on the northern Great Plains south to the Darlington Agency on the Southern Cheyenne Reservation in Indian Territory (Oklahoma).

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