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The Cayuse attacked the missionaries, killing Whitman and his wife Narcissa, and eleven others. They captured 54 European-American women and children and held them for ransom. They destroyed the mission buildings. This attack prompted an armed response by the United States and the Cayuse War ensued. Five Cayuse warriors were hanged; see Cayuse ...
The only death that Narcissa attributed to the Cayuse warriors rather than Joe Lewis while she was watching it unfold was Marcus Whitman's. Catherine Sager said that she was told more about the killings during the month she was kept as a prisoner after the attack.
According to Cayuse tradition, there was no question of their right to dispose of a doctor (medicine man, or tewat) whose patients were dying of disease. In the eyes of the Cayuse, Whitman was a "healer but couldn't heal." [4] In the Whitman Incident, Cayuse warriors killed Marcus Whitman and thirteen others, including Narcissa Whitman.
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The Warriors novel series is written by Erin Hunter. Due to the large number of characters present in the novel series, this list is divided by Clan. [1] [2] Characters listed under a specific arc may still play a significant role in other arcs.
The Cayuse War (1847–1855) was an armed conflict between the Cayuse people of the Northwestern United States and settlers, backed by the U.S. government.The conflict was triggered by the Whitman massacre of 1847, where the Cayuse attacked a missionary outpost in response to a deadly measles epidemic that they believed was caused by Marcus Whitman.
Roger W. Hill [1] [2] (July 31, 1949 [3] – February 20, 2014) was an American stage, film and television actor. Beginning his acting career in the early–1970s, Hill is best known for his role as Cyrus in the 1979 action thriller film The Warriors.
Tiloukaikt and Tomahas, Cayuse chiefs. Tiloukaikt (also Tilokaikt or Teelonkike) (d.1850) was a Native American leader of the Cayuse tribe in the northwestern United States.He was involved in the Whitman Massacre and was a primary leader during the subsequent Cayuse War.