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'''Pyramid Lake Paiute War (1860)''' | '''Pyramid Lake Paiute War (1860)''' - A war between Northern Paiute, Shoshone and Bannock Indians against the U.S. The war began in May 1860 near Pyramid Lake in the Utah Territory and ended with a cease fire in August 1860. Two pitched battles were fought in which approximately eighty settlers and an unknown number of Indians were killed. A cease-fire was established in August 1860 but there was no treaty. Also known as the Paiute War, Washoe Indian War and the Pah Ute War. | ||
== Pyramid Lake Paiute War Forts = | |||
A series of settler forts were established to protect to protect settler and miner communities. | |||
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* [[Fort Churchill]] | * [[Fort Churchill]] | ||
* [[Fort Storey]] | * [[Fort Storey]] | ||
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* [[Fort Riley (3)]] | * [[Fort Riley (3)]] | ||
* [[Fort Homestead]] | * [[Fort Homestead]] | ||
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* [[Fort Schellbourne]] | * [[Fort Schellbourne]] | ||
* [[Stone Fort]] | * [[Stone Fort]] | ||
* [[Penrod Hotel Fort]] | * [[Penrod Hotel Fort]] | ||
* [[Camp Sage]] | * [[Camp Sage]] | ||
* [[Camp Hays]] | * [[Camp Hays]] | ||
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Revision as of 08:17, 17 March 2014
Pyramid Lake Paiute War (1860) - A war between Northern Paiute, Shoshone and Bannock Indians against the U.S. The war began in May 1860 near Pyramid Lake in the Utah Territory and ended with a cease fire in August 1860. Two pitched battles were fought in which approximately eighty settlers and an unknown number of Indians were killed. A cease-fire was established in August 1860 but there was no treaty. Also known as the Paiute War, Washoe Indian War and the Pah Ute War.
A series of settler forts were established to protect to protect settler and miner communities.
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