What the records say
- When
- 1860
- Kind
- War
- Coordinates
- 40.03° N, 119.57° W
- Description
- 1860 armed conflict between Native Americans and settlers
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Paiute War
1860 armed conflict between Native Americans and settlers
The Paiute War, also known as the Pyramid Lake War, Washoe Indian War and the Pah Ute War, was an armed conflict between Northern Paiutes allied with the Shoshone and the Bannock against settlers from the United States, supported by military forces. It took place in May 1860 in the vicinity of Pyramid Lake in the Utah Territory, now in the northwest corner of present-day Nevada.
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