What the records say
- When
- 17 Jul 1856
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 34
- Coordinates
- 39.83° N, 98.58° W
- Description
- massacre in Northeast Oregon in 1855
Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.
Grande Ronde massacre
Massacre in Northeast Oregon in 1855
The Grande Ronde Massacre, also known as The Battle of the Grande Ronde, was a significant event that took place in northeast Oregon Territory on July 17, 1856, in what is now Union County. It involved an assault by 175 mounted volunteer soldiers on a Native American village inhabited by Walla Walla, Umatilla, and Cayuse families near present-day Elgin and Summerville, Oregon.
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