Marias Massacre

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The Marias Massacre was an 1870 U.S. Army attack in Montana in which troops killed a large number of Piegan Blackfeet people, including many women, children, and elders.

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instanceOf massacre ⓘ
military operation ⓘ
war crime ⓘ
actualTarget Heavy Runner’s band ⓘ
aftermath increased criticism of U.S. Indian policy ⓘ
public controversy in the United States ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Baker Massacre ⓘ
approximateDeaths 173 ⓘ
200 ⓘ
cause U.S. policy of Native American suppression ⓘ
retaliation for alleged attacks on settlers ⓘ
commander Eugene M. Baker ⓘ
conflict United States–Native American conflicts ⓘ
consequence further displacement of Blackfeet people ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 1870-01-23 ⓘ
hasParticipant Piegan Blackfeet ⓘ
linked to: Blackfeet people

United States Army ⓘ
hasVictim Piegan Blackfeet people ⓘ
linked to: Blackfeet people
historicalPeriod Reconstruction era ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
killedGroup children ⓘ
elders ⓘ
women ⓘ
location Marias River ⓘ
Montana Territory ⓘ
memorializedIn Blackfeet oral history ⓘ
historical scholarship on U.S.–Native relations ⓘ
militaryUnitInvolved 13th U.S. Infantry ⓘ
2nd U.S. Cavalry ⓘ
notableFeature attack at dawn in winter conditions ⓘ
large number of non-combatant casualties ⓘ
partOf American Indian Wars ⓘ
perpetrator U.S. Army troops ⓘ
pretext search for Mountain Chief’s band ⓘ
recognizedAs atrocity against Native Americans ⓘ
relatedTo Sand Creek Massacre ⓘ
Wounded Knee Massacre ⓘ
result decimation of a Piegan Blackfeet band ⓘ
targetedGroup Piegan Blackfeet camp ⓘ
year 1870 ⓘ

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