Washita Massacre

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battle of the American Indian Wars event in United States history massacre

The Washita Massacre was an 1868 U.S. Army attack led by George Armstrong Custer on a Southern Cheyenne village in present-day Oklahoma, resulting in the deaths of many Native American men, women, and children and becoming a symbol of the violence of the Indian Wars.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Washita River	5
Washita Massacre canonical	2

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle of the American Indian Wars ⓘ event in United States history ⓘ massacre ⓘ
aftermath	debate over whether it was a battle or a massacre ⓘ displacement of surviving Cheyenne ⓘ increased tensions between Plains tribes and U.S. government ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Washita Massacre ⓘ surface form: Battle of Washita River Battle of the Washita ⓘ
belligerent	Southern Cheyenne ⓘ United States Army ⓘ
cause	U.S. efforts to force Native Americans onto reservations ⓘ conflicts over land and resources on the Southern Plains ⓘ
commander	Black Kettle ⓘ George Armstrong Custer ⓘ
conflict	United States–Native American wars ⓘ surface form: American Indian Wars
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
date	1868-11-27 ⓘ
describedAs	symbol of the violence of the Indian Wars ⓘ
governedByLaw	U.S. Indian policy of the 19th century ⓘ
hasPart	attack on a Southern Cheyenne village ⓘ
hasPerpetrator	7th Cavalry Regiment ⓘ surface form: 7th U.S. Cavalry Regiment
hasTopic	Cheyenne history ⓘ United States–Native American relations ⓘ surface form: U.S.–Native American relations history of Oklahoma ⓘ military history of the United States ⓘ
hasVictim	Southern Cheyenne ⓘ surface form: Southern Cheyenne civilians Southern Cheyenne warriors ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Reconstruction era ⓘ
historicalRegion	Indian Territory ⓘ
ledBy	George Armstrong Custer ⓘ
location	near the Washita River ⓘ present-day Oklahoma ⓘ
memorializedBy	Washita Battlefield National Historic Site ⓘ
notableFor	controversial tactics used by George Armstrong Custer ⓘ killing of non-combatant Native Americans ⓘ symbol of violence of U.S. Indian policy ⓘ
partOf	United States–Native American wars ⓘ surface form: Indian Wars U.S. military campaigns against the Southern Plains tribes ⓘ
precededBy	Sand Creek Massacre ⓘ
relatedTo	Plains Indian Wars ⓘ surface form: Great Plains Indian Wars Red River War ⓘ
result	United States Army victory ⓘ death of Black Kettle ⓘ death of many Cheyenne men, women, and children ⓘ destruction of Cheyenne village ⓘ
year	1868 ⓘ