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The Battle of Seattle was a January 26, 1856 attack by Native American tribesmen upon Seattle, Washington. At the time, Seattle was a settlement in the Washington Territory that had recently named itself after Chief Seattle (Sealth), a leader of the Suquamish and Duwamish peoples of central Puget Sound .
- Puget Sound War
Although limited in its magnitude, territorial impact and...
- Puget Sound War
15 feb 2003 · Tweet. 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.
All of this occurred against a background of sometimes rocky relations with the local Native American population, including a nominally pitched battle, the Battle of Seattle, January 25, 1856. Seattle was incorporated as a town January 14, 1865.
Part of the Puget Sound War, the Battle of Seattle occurred between the U.S. Navy and warriors of various tribes of the area on January 26, 1856.
On January 26, 1856, following word of a planned attack on Seattle, troops on the "Decatur" fired howitzers into the forest beyond Third Avenue where a group of angry Native Americans had gathered. The Indians retreated, burning buildings as they went. This image shows a plan of Seattle at the time of this conflict.
The Battle of Seattle was a January 26, 1856 attack by Native American tribesmen upon Seattle, Washington. [2] At the time, Seattle was a settlement in the Washington Territory that had recently named itself after Chief Seattle (Sealth), a leader of the Suquamish and Duwamish peoples of central Puget Sound. [3]
