They had a treaty with the government that was broken when the attack happened and by waving the flag they were trying to tell the troops that this was the case. Many stood under the flag pole and were killed. Men, women , and children were killed in the vicious attack. One mother hid her children in a ditch to protect them and they were killed. Read Black Elk Speaks.
To show the attacking militia that they were friends of the white.
I think that they defended their country.
A militia is a volunteer army. I'm not sure which ones helped the Americans during the American Revolution, but i hope you know what a militia is now if you didn't know.
Paul Revere and William Dawes were the two individuals that warned the American Militia that the British were coming. This was important to the Militia because this was the first military battle between the Americans and the British in the Revolutionary War.
Sand Creek, Colorado
To show the attacking militia that they were friends of the white.
To show the attacking militia that they were friends of the white.
To show the attacking militia that they were friends of the white.
To show the attacking militia that they were friends of the white.
to show the attacking militia that they were friends of the white - novanet
The Chivington Massacre, more commonly called the Sand Creek Massacre, involved the Colorado Territorial Militia, who attacked and destroyed a peaceful village of Cheyenne and Arapaho. Of the estimated 70-162 native Americans who were killed and mutilated, approximately 2/3 were women and children
I think that they defended their country.
The Mountain Meadows Massacre was between a group of immigrants from Missouri, a local Mormon Militia, and some Native Americans.
A militia is a volunteer army. I'm not sure which ones helped the Americans during the American Revolution, but i hope you know what a militia is now if you didn't know.
On November 29, 1864 seven hundred members of the Colorado Territory militia attacked the Cheyenne and Arapaho villages. These bloody events changed history. Two-thirds of the Native Americans killed or maimed were women and children and a treaty was broken with the Sand Creek massacre .
To show the attacking militia that they were friends of the white.
The Colorado Territorial Militia attacked a peaceful Cheyenne and Arapahoe village under Chief Black Kettle killing as many as 163 indians. It is known as the Sand Creek Massacre.