In the #BattleOfWashitaRiver, also called the #WashitaMassacre, on #ThisDayInHistory in 1868 the forces of Lt.Col. Custer attacked the #SouthernCheyenne. #BlackKettle's people had accepted peace and were on a #reservation already. ~150+ were killed, half of them women & children.

Yellow Hair: George Armstrong Custer is the Cheyenne and Arapaho account of Lt. #History #PlainsIndians #Cheyenne #BlackKettle #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/2-2561-en/

My Life on the Plains or Personal Experiences with Indians (1874) is a full-length narrative by George Armstrong Custer (l. 1839-1876) of his time out west from 1867-1874. #History #WashitaMassacre #BlackKettle #USHistory #HistoryFacts https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2550/custers-account-of-the-battle-of-washita-river/

The Washita Massacre (Battle of Washita River) was the slaughter of the village of the Southern Cheyenne Chief Black Kettle (l. c. 1803-1868) and the peace chiefs aligned with him on 27 November 1868 at the hands of the 7th Cavalry led by Lt. #History #WashitaMassacre #Cheyenne #BlackKettle #HistoryFacts https://www.worldhistory.org/Washita_Massacre/

The earliest reports on the Sand Creek Massacre (29 November 1864) characterized it as a great battle in which the Third Colorado Cavalry under Colonel John Chivington defeated a large force of armed Cheyenne and Arapaho warriors. #History #SandCreekMassacre #Cheyenne #BlackKettle #HistoryFacts https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2527/early-media-coverage-of-the-sand-creek-massacre-an/

Black Kettle (Mo-ta-vato/Mo'ohtavetoo'o, l. c. 1803-1868) was a chief of the Southern Cheyenne who became famous as a "peace chief" – seeking peaceful relations with the US government – as opposed to war chiefs such as Roman Nose (Cheyenne warrior). #History #PlainsIndians #Cheyenne #BlackKettle #HistoryFacts https://www.worldhistory.org/Black_Kettle/