Chilcotin War
Revolt in British Columbia in 1864 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Chilcotin War, the Chilcotin Uprising or the Bute Inlet Massacre was a confrontation in 1864 between members of the Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin) people in British Columbia and white road construction workers. Fourteen men employed by Alfred Waddington in the building of a road from Bute Inlet were killed, as well as a number of men with a pack-train near Anahim Lake and a settler at Puntzi Lake.
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Alfred Waddington, the sponsor of the road construction | |||||
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Belligerents | |||||
White workers working for Alfred Waddington | Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin) people | ||||
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14–19 killed[1][2] |
15+ wounded and killed 5 arrested and hanged1 | ||||
1The five arrested were allegedly tricked into meeting Colonial officials under the false pretense of a truce. |
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