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Indian Wars and Frontier Conflicts

Bloody Island Massacre Lake County

1850
California
Era
Indian Wars and Frontier Conflicts
Year
1850
Location
California
Status
Historical record
The Battle

History & Significance

Bloody Island Massacre Lake County was a Indian Wars and Frontier Conflicts engagement fought in California, 1850.

Army massacred 100+ Pomo people at Clear Lake island; retaliation for killing of two enslaving ranchers

Approximate location. The nearest recorded settlement is shown; the exact site is unrecorded.

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Bloody Island Massacre Lake County took place in 1850.
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Army massacred 100+ Pomo people at Clear Lake island; retaliation for killing of two enslaving ranchers
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