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Cattle Theft Incident
- When
- 1856
- Where
- Tintic Valley
Native Americans took settlers' cattle due to drought, sparking the conflict.
The local Indians' desperation occurred because they had been displaced from their land by the settlers. Brigham Young recounted that the Native Americans came close to starving to death the previous winter, fearing they would perish if driven from the valleys.
Sources
- Tintic War Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
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