Sutter Buttes massacre

The Sutter Buttes massacre refers to the murder of a group of Californian Indians on the Sacramento River near Sutter Buttes in June 1846 by a militarized expeditionary band led by Captain John C. Frémont of Virginia. At least 14 California Indians were killed in the massacre.

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