Marias Massacre

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The Marias Massacre was an 1870 U.S. Army attack in Montana in which troops killed a large number of Piegan Blackfeet people, including many women, children, and elders.

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instanceOf massacre
military operation
war crime
actualTarget Heavy Runner’s band
aftermath increased criticism of U.S. Indian policy
public controversy in the United States
alsoKnownAs Baker Massacre
approximateDeaths 173
200
cause U.S. policy of Native American suppression
retaliation for alleged attacks on settlers
commander Eugene M. Baker
conflict United States–Native American conflicts
consequence further displacement of Blackfeet people
country United States
date 1870-01-23
hasParticipant Piegan Blackfeet
linked to: Blackfeet people

United States Army
hasVictim Piegan Blackfeet people
linked to: Blackfeet people
historicalPeriod Reconstruction era
jurisdiction United States federal government
killedGroup children
elders
women
location Marias River
Montana Territory
memorializedIn Blackfeet oral history
historical scholarship on U.S.–Native relations
militaryUnitInvolved 13th U.S. Infantry
2nd U.S. Cavalry
notableFeature attack at dawn in winter conditions
large number of non-combatant casualties
partOf American Indian Wars
perpetrator U.S. Army troops
pretext search for Mountain Chief’s band
recognizedAs atrocity against Native Americans
relatedTo Sand Creek Massacre
Wounded Knee Massacre
result decimation of a Piegan Blackfeet band
targetedGroup Piegan Blackfeet camp
year 1870

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