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== List of massacres == * '''Sacramento River''' (April 6th, 1846) - An American militia under the command of Captain [[John C. Frémont]] attacked a Wintun camp near the banks of the Sacramento river, killing more than 120 natives and injuring 600 more. * '''Klamath Lake''' (May 12th, 1846) - In reprisal for the attacks on soldiers, Captain Frémont killed two Klamath warriors two days later, while [[Kit Carson]] attacked a local Klamath village the next day, killing 14 natives. * '''Sutter Buttes''' (June 1st, 1846) - Captain Frémont and his men orchestrated an attack on a Wintun tribe at a rancheria near the Sutter Buttes after hearing rumors that the natives were orchestrating an attack on settlers. * '''Temecula''' (December 2nd, 1846) - In reprisal for the Pauma massacre, in which 11 settlers were killed by native warriors, a California militia led by [[José del Carmen Lugo]] and Cahuilla chief [[Juan Antonio]] launched an attack on a Luiseño war party at Escondido, killing more than 30 warriors. * '''Rancheria Tuela''' (March 1st, 1847) - In retaliation to a slave escape, white slavers attacked a native community in Rancheria Tuela, resulting in the deaths of five people. * '''Kern and Sutter''' (March 23rd, 1847) - U.S. Army Captain [[Edward Kern]] and rancher [[John Sutter]] orchestrated a series of massacres on three native villages. It is estimated that around 20 people were killed. * '''Konkou Maidu''' (June 30th, 1847) - A trio of Spanish-speaking slavers named [[Antonio Armijo]], [[Robert Smith|Robert Smith,]] and [[John Eggar]] massacred thirteen Maidu natives and captured 30 more as part of a slave raid. John Sutter reported the incident and the three men were arrested by the U.S. Army, but they were acquitted. * '''Bloody Island''' (May 15th, 1850) - In reprisal for the murders of two slavers named [[Andrew Kelsey]] and [[Charles Stone]] during a native slave rebellion under Pomo chief Augustine, the 1st Dragoons Regiment under the command of [[Nathaniel Lyon]] and [[J.W. Davidson]] massacred 60 to 200 Pomo natives. One of the survivors was a 6-year-old girl named Lucy Moore (Ni'ka) and her descendants established the Lucy Moore Foundation. * '''Old Shasta Town''' (January 1st, 1851) - A group of miners attacked a local Wintu village and killed approximately 300 people before burning down their council meeting house. * '''Bridge Gulch''' (April 23rd, 1852) - A reprisal party led by Sheriff [[William H. Dixon]] killed more than 150 Wintu people in the Hayfork Valley in retaliation for the murder of a colonel named John Anderson. * '''Wright''' (November 1st, 1852) - A party of white settlers led by [[Ben Wright]] massacred more than 40 Modocs during a "peace parley". * '''Howonquet''' (1853) - A group of white settlers massacred 70 Tolowa natives residing in the village of Howonquet. * '''Yontoket''' (1853) - A party of settlers led by [[Peter Hardeman Burnett]] massacred 450 Tolowa people at a rancheria in Yontoket. * '''Tulare County''' (December 30th, 1853) - In what is referred to as the "Ox incident", an unspecified number of natives were killed by U.S. soldiers in the Four Creeks area. * '''Achulet''' (1854) - In reprisal for horst theft, a group of settlers attacked a Tolowa village near Lake Earl, resulting in the deaths of more than 65 people. * '''Asbill''' (May 15th, 1854) - Six settlers from Missouri led by [[Pierce Asbill]] attacked a Yuki settlement and killed approximately 40 people. * '''Kabayai Creek''' (August 17th, 1854) - A party of settlers attacked a Wintu village at Kabayai Creek and killed 42 people. * '''Shingletown''' (March 1st, 1856) - A party of settlers massacred 20 Yana people in reprisal for stock theft. * '''Round Valley''' (1856-1859) - Over a thousand Yuki natives residing in the Round Valley were massacred by white settlers within three years. * '''Chico Creek''' (1859) - A party of settlers massacred 40 Maidu natives residing near Chico Creek. * '''Pit River''' (September 1st, 1859) - A party of white settlers massacred 70 Achowami natives residing near the Pit River, with the vast majority of the victims being women and children. * '''Mendocino War''' (1859-1860) - A band of rangers known as the [[Eel River Rangers]] led by [[Walter S. Jarboe]] orchestrated a series of 23 massacres against Yuki tribes within six months, resulting in the deaths of 283 warriors and countless women and children. * '''Bloody Rock''' (1860) - 65 Yuki natives were killed by white settlers in Mendocino County. * '''Tuluwat Island''' (February 26th, 1860) - Approximately 150 Wiyat natives were killed by white settlers in three separate incidents on Tuluwat Island. * '''Horse Canyon''' (1861) - A group of white settlers and their native allies massacred approximately 240 Wailaki people residing in the Horse Canyon within the Round Valley. * '''Upper Station''' (1862) - A party of white settlers massacred 20 Wailaki people in the Round Valley. * '''Big Antelope Creek''' (1862) - A party of settlers led by [[Hi Good]] killed 25 Yana people. * '''Kowonk''' (1862) - A group of settlers killed 45 Konkow people living in a Round Valley reservation. * '''Keyesville''' (April 19th, 1863) - A California militia under the command of Captain [[Moses A. McLaughlin]] massacred 35 Tübatulabal men residing in Kern County. * '''Cottonwood''' (1864) - A group of white settlers massacred 20 Yana people in Cottonwood. * '''Oak Run''' (1864) - 300 Yana people were killed by white settlers during a spiritual ceremony. * '''Owens Lake''' (1865) - In reprisal for the murder of a settler named Mrs. McGuire and her son, a party of white vigilantes tracked down the killers and massacred 40 Paiute people. * '''Three Knolls''' (1865) - An unspecified number of Yana people were killed by settlers at Mill Creek. * '''Campo Seco''' (1868) - 33 Yahi people were murdered by a settler party in a cave north of Mill Creek. * '''Kingsley Cave''' (1871) - 30 Yahi people were killed by four settlers in Tehama County and only 15 were spared. 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