- Battle of Seattle (1856) - Wikipedia
The Battle of Seattle was a January 26, 1856 attack by a coalition of Native American tribes upon Seattle, Washington [2] At the time, Seattle was a small, four-year-old settlement in the then- Washington Territory
- Puget Sound War - Wikipedia
The Puget Sound War was an armed conflict that took place in the Puget Sound area of the state of Washington in 1855–56, between the United States military, local militias and members of the Native American tribes of the Nisqually, Muckleshoot, Puyallup, and Klickitat
- Native Americans attack Seattle on January 26, 1856.
On the morning of January 26, 1856, after months of raids and clashes with federal troops in southern King County and in Thurston County, Native Americans attack Seattle Previously warned by friendly Indians, most settlers had barricaded themselves in a blockhouse
- January 26, 1856: Marines vs. Indians, The Battle of Seattle
On January 26, 1856, elements of the United States Marine Corps fought a battle against a most unlikely of opponents, Native American warriors of the tribes in the Washington Territory, a battle with the catchy sounding name, The Battle of Seattle
- Battle of Seattle 1856 - togetherweserved
The Battle of Seattle was a January 26, 1856 attack by Native Americans upon Seattle, a settlement in what was then know as the Washington Territory Backed by artillery fire and supported by Marines from the United States Navy sloop-of-war Decatur, the battle lasted one day
- The Puget Sound Treaty War, The Indian War of 1855-1856 . . . - YouTube
Limited in in terms of magnitude, territorial impact and losses of lives, the war is remembered in connection with the 1856 Battle of Seattle and the execution of Nisqually Chief Leschi
- Battle of Seattle - Access Genealogy
The sloop-of-war Decatur was in Seattle harbor when Governor Isaac I Stevens returned to Olympia on January 19, 1856 Friendly Indians gave warning of the approach of hostiles by way of Lake Washington on January 25th
- JANUARY 26, 1856 – Indigenous America Calendar
Five days before the Seattle attack, Stevens declared a “war of extermination” upon the Indians While he discounted rumors of attack, reports credited Chief Seattle, his daughter Princess Angeline, and Chief Sucquardle (also known as “Curley” or “Curly Jim”) for warning that attack was imminent
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