American Ranch Massacre | |||||||
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Part of the Colorado War | |||||||
"Cheyenne Scout" by Henry F. Farny. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States |
Cheyenne Sioux | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
N/A | unknown | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
3 civilians | ~100 warriors | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
7 killed 1 wounded 3 captured | 3 killed | ||||||
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The American Ranch massacre occurred in 1865 during the Colorado War. Cheyenne and Sioux warriors attacked a ranch near present-day Sterling, Colorado where they killed all of the male settlers and took three captives.[1]