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| − | '''The Wounded Knee Massacre''' occurred on December 29, 1890, when the U.S. Cavalry were | + | '''The Wounded Knee Massacre''' occurred on December 29, 1890, when the U.S. Cavalry were ordered to remove some Lakota [[Sioux]] from their reservation in [[South Dakota]] to another reservation in [[Nebraska]]. |
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The deaf man had insisted on being paid for his rifle before giving it up. In the ensuing scuffle, the weapon discharged. Other armed Indians pointed their rifles at the soldiers, who then began shooting. | The deaf man had insisted on being paid for his rifle before giving it up. In the ensuing scuffle, the weapon discharged. Other armed Indians pointed their rifles at the soldiers, who then began shooting. | ||
Revision as of 00:31, August 19, 2007
The Wounded Knee Massacre occurred on December 29, 1890, when the U.S. Cavalry were ordered to remove some Lakota Sioux from their reservation in South Dakota to another reservation in Nebraska. The attempt to disarm the Indians turned fatal when a dispute over one tribesman's rifle turned into a major exchange of gunfire.
The deaf man had insisted on being paid for his rifle before giving it up. In the ensuing scuffle, the weapon discharged. Other armed Indians pointed their rifles at the soldiers, who then began shooting.
Aggraviting the violence was the vengeful mood of the soldiers, some of whom remembered the defeat at Little Big Horn.
In the end, over 150 Native Americans, including women and children, were killed, along with 25 U.S. soldiers. [1]
References
- ↑ Barber, Nicola. Question and Answer Encyclopedia: The USA. Bath, UK: Parragon Publishing, 2000.