Bear River Massacre

Quand

29 janv. 1863

Type

Bataille

Recensé aussi comme

Massacre

Coordonnées

42.15° N, 111.91° W

Description

massacre of Shoshone people by the United States Army in 1863

1863 massacre of Shoshone by U.S. military

The Bear River Massacre was a United States military attack that killed an estimated 250 to 493 children, women, and men at a Shoshone winter encampment on January 29, 1863. Some sources describe it as the largest mass murder of Native Americans by the US military and the largest single episode of genocide in US history.

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