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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

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Who is general chivington?

There was no General Chivington. Colonel Chivington led the Union Militia at the Sand Creek Massacre in the Southwest.


Where did the chivington massacre take place?

Sand creek, Colorad


Colonel Chivington resigned after being criticized after which massacre?

Sand Creek..


Which colonel was responsible for the Sand Creek massacre?

Colone John Chivington :~.)


What battle made john chivington famous?

The Sand Creek massacre


Who won the sand creek massacre?

The cheyenne and arapaho indians, and colonel John chivington and his men.


What happened at the Chivington Massacre?

what happpened was a man named john chivington took the Indians land and didn't care but the Indians had put up a flag for a war.


Who was in the sand creek massacre?

The cheyenne and arapaho indians, and colonel John chivington and his men.


What massacre occurred in the Colorado Territory when soldiers attacked a sleeping Indian Village?

Sand Creek Massacre led by Chivington Nov 1864


Wounded knee sand creek and john chivington are names associated with?

Wounded Knee, Sand Creek, and John Chivington are associated with significant events in American history related to the treatment of Native Americans. The Sand Creek Massacre in 1864 involved the killing of Cheyenne and Arapaho people by Colorado militia led by Chivington, who was a key figure in the massacre. Wounded Knee refers to the 1890 massacre of Lakota Sioux by U.S. troops, marking a tragic end to the Indian Wars. Both events symbolize the violent conflicts and injustices faced by Native American communities during westward expansion.


What two groups were involved in the little horn massacre?

The Native Americans and the US Cavalry.


Who is Colonel Chivington and what event was he responsible for?

He was responsible for the Sand Creek Massacre as the Colonel commanding the Colorado Volunteer Militia.