nov 29, 1864 - Sand Creek Massacre
Description:
A 675-man force of Colorado U.S. Volunteer Cavalry[3] under the command of U.S. Army Colonel John Chivington attacked and destroyed a village of Cheyenne and Arapaho in southeastern Colorado Territory,[4] killing and mutilating an estimated 70–163 Native Americans, about two-thirds of whom were women and childrenAdded to timeline:
Date:
nov 29, 1864
Now
~ 159 years ago
