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1 dic 2023 · On November 27, 1868, Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer led the 7th US Cavalry on a surprise dawn attack on a Cheyenne village led by Peace Chief Black Kettle. The event was an example of the tragic clash of cultures that occurred during the Great Plains Wars.
The Battle of the Washita River (also called Battle of the Washita or the Washita Massacre [4]) occurred on November 27, 1868, when Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer 's 7th U.S. Cavalry attacked Black Kettle 's Southern Cheyenne camp on the Washita River (the present-day Washita Battlefield National Historic Site near Cheyenne ...
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In the latter half of the 19th century, the US government adopted a policy which intended to move the indigenous Americans out of their traditional lands and into reservations. Prior to the attack at Washita Battlefield and in light of a massacre of indigenous Americans in Sand Creek in 1864, Chief Black Kettle had signed several peace treaties wit...
Today, Washita Battlefield commemorated this 19th century attack, displaying a film and hosting tours of the site. The tours can be self-guided or, in the summer, rangers lead guided tours hourly from 9am to 4pm (except between noon and 1pm).
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site is located within the US Forest Service’s Black Kettle National Grassland near the town of Cheyenne, Oklahoma. Cheyenne is situated in western Oklahoma approximately 140 miles west of Oklahoma City and 128 miles east of Amarillo, Texas; just 22 miles north of I-40 on State Highway 283.
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site protects and interprets the site of the Southern Cheyenne village of Chief Black Kettle where the Battle of Washita occurred. The site is located about 150 miles (241 km) west of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, near Cheyenne, Oklahoma.
Today, the Washita Battlefield National Historic Site protects and interprets the setting along the Washita River where Lt. Colonel George A. Custer led the 7th U.S. Cavalry on a surprise dawn attack against the Southern Cheyenne village of Peace Chief Black Kettle on November 27, 1868.
12 mar 2020 · Washita Battlefield National Historic Site protects the site of the Cheyenne village of Peace Chief Black Kettle, who was attacked by the 7th U.S. Cavalry.
This site recognizes the attack by Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer and his 7th US Cavalry on the Cheyenne encampment of Peace Chief Black Kettle as a nationally significant element of the US government Indian policy and the struggles of the Cheyenne to maintain control of their traditional homelands.
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