Episode 2 of 2
Attack on Sand Creek Village
- When
- 1864-11-29
- Where
- Sand Creek
Colonel Chivington led a force of Colorado volunteers in an attack on a Cheyenne and Arapaho village at Sand Creek on November 29, 1864.
The attack involved a 675-man force of the Third Colorado Cavalry. The village contained Southern Cheyenne led by Black Kettle and Arapahos under Chief Niwot, who had moved to the area following a peace parley. The event is described as one of the most heinous atrocities in American military history.
Sources
- Sand Creek massacre Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
- John Chivington Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-20
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