- Sand Creek massacre - Wikipedia
Historian Alan Brinkley wrote that 133 Indians were killed, 105 of whom were women and children [47] White eyewitness John S Smith reported that 70 to 80 Indians were killed, including 20 to 30 warriors, [2] which agrees with Brinkley's figure as to the number of men killed
- The Sand Creek Massacre 1864 - Defeat and demise of the . . . - BBC
Many were women and children who were killed and their bodies mutilated In the press at the time the massacre was often portrayed as a victory against the Cheyenne but eyewitness discredited
- Sand Creek Massacre - U. S. National Park Service
During the attack, Indians took shelter in the high banks along Sand Creek As they fled, many were killed and wounded by artillery fire Well over half of the 230 dead were women and children Survivors of the attack fled to the north, hoping to reach a larger band of Cheyenne
- Sand Creek Battle Facts and Summary | American Battlefield Trust
Many of the Indian bodies were mutilated and their jewelry stolen Some of the Indians put up a fight: Chivington lost 24 killed and 52 wounded More than half of the Indian casualties were women and children A handful of survivors fled north, hoping to reach a larger band of Cheyenne nearby
- Sand Creek Massacre | Definition, Casualties, Facts . . .
Although they were armed, the Cheyenne and Arapaho were under a white flag of truce when they were attacked by the army More than 230 Native Americans were massacred, including some 150 women, children, and elderly Thirteen Cheyenne chiefs and one Arapaho chief were killed
- The Sand Creek Massacre: A Tragic Chapter in Native American . . .
A 2014 report by the National Park Service, based on extensive research and analysis of historical documents, concluded that at least 200 Cheyenne and Arapaho people were killed, with the majority being women, children, and the elderly (National Park Service, 2014)
- 230 Native Women and Children Were Killed at Sand Creek . . .
🪶 In 1864, over 230 Native women, children, and elders were massacred by U S soldiers at Sand Creek, Colorado — despite raising white and American flags in peace
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