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The Grattan Massacre


Martin Ainscough takes a look at the battle which helped ignite the Plains Indian Wars and a new range of figures which have been made to represent it

From the very earliest encounters between the Lakota Tribe and the Whiteman, keeping the Oregon Trail safe for travellers was of utmost importance to the US Army.

In 1851 due to the pressures brought on by the gold rush, the Fort Laramie treaty was signed. The treaty granted the Lakota Tribe much of the Northwest plains together with annual payments of food and supplies if they allowed safe passage to travellers following the Platte River.
 

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