Bugün öğrendim ki: 1864'te Albay John Chivington komutasındaki Üçüncü Colorado Süvarileri, Sand Creek Katliamı olarak bilinecek olayda yüzlerce Kızılderili kadın ve çocuğu öldürdü. Kadınların cinsel organları kesildi ve ganimet olarak alındı.

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Massacre of a village of Cheyenne and Arapaho people in the American Indian Wars The **Sand Creek massacre** (also known as the **Chivington massacre** , the **battle of Sand Creek** or the **massacre of Cheyenne Indians** ) was a massacre of [Cheyenne](/wiki/Cheyenne "Cheyenne") and [Arapaho](/wiki/Arapaho "Arapaho") people by the [US Army](/wiki/US_Army "US Army") in the [American Indian Wars](/wiki/American_Indian_Wars "American Indian Wars") that occurred on November 29, 1864, when a 675-man force of the [Third Colorado Cavalry](/wiki/Third_Colorado_Cavalry "Third Colorado Cavalry") [3] under the command of [US Volunteers](/wiki/US_Volunteers "US Volunteers") Colonel [John Chivington](/wiki/John_Chivington "John Chivington") attacked and destroyed a village of [Cheyenne](/wiki/Cheyenne "Cheyenne") and [Arapaho](/wiki/Arapaho "Arapaho") people in southeastern Colorado Territory,[4] killing and mutilating an estimated 70 to 500 [American Indians](/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_S tates "Native Americans in the United States"), about two-thirds of whom were women and children.[2][5] The location has been designated the [Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site](/wiki/Sand_Creek_Massacre_National_Historic_Site "Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site") and is administered by the [National Park Service](/wiki/National_Park_Service "National Park Service"). This was part of a series of events known as the [Colorado War](/wiki/Colorado_War "Colorado War") and was preceded by the [Hungate massacre](/wiki/Hungate_massacre "Hungate massacre").[6]