What the records say
- When
- 6 Jul 1872 – 4 Jun 1873
- Kind
- War
- Coordinates
- 37.00° N, 120.00° W
- Description
- Armed conflict between the Native American Modoc people and the United States Army
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Modoc War
1872–1873 conflict between the Native American Modoc people and the U.S. Army
The Modoc War, or the Modoc Campaign, was an armed conflict between the Native American Modoc people and the United States Army in northeastern California and southeastern Oregon between 1872 and 1873. The fighting was in response to the California genocide, when agents of the United States government assisted by private citizens began the systematic killing of thousands of indigenous peoples of California in the mid…
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