Sacramento River massacre | |
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Part of the California genocide | |
Location | California |
Date | 5 April 1846 |
Target | Wintu people |
Attack type | Shooting |
Deaths | Estimates of "120-150" up to "600-700" shot and around 200 dying in the water. |
Injured | Unknown |
Perpetrators | United States Army |
Motive | American expansion into California |
The Sacramento River massacre refers to the killing of many Wintu people on the banks of the Sacramento River on 5 April 1846 by an expedition band led by Captain John C. Frémont of Virginia. Estimates range from 125 to 900.
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