There has been some dissent to the accepted history that certain outbreaks of smallpox were caused by the intentional spreading of disease, for example when smallpox-infested blankets were intentionally given to Native Americans in 1763 at the Siege of Fort Pitt.
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Mea culpa. Ward Churchill, on his smallpox blanket narrative. [2] ... At the parlay, army officers distributed the smallpox-infested blankets as gifts. When the ...
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The Siege of Fort Pitt took place during June and July of 1763 in what is now the city of ... withstand "all nations of Indians", and they presented the Indian dignitaries with two small blankets and a handkerchief from the smallpox hospital
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There has been some dissent to the accepted history that certain outbreaks of smallpox were caused by the intentional spreading of disease, for example when smallpox-infested blankets were intentionally given to Native Americans in 1763 at the Siege of Fort Pitt.
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Moderation in war is imbecility. Hit first, hit hard, and hit everywhere!" British Captain Simeon Ecuyer, portrayed by Ken Treese, second from right, offered blankets infected with smallpox to the Indians besieging Fort Pitt. ... During Pontiac's uprising in 1763, the Indians besieged Fort Pitt.
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Jeffrey Amherst and Smallpox Blankets. Lord Jeffrey Amherst's letters discussing germ warfare against American Indians ...
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In 1738, a major disaster struck the Cherokee when their towns were swept by an epidemic of smallpox. The Cherokee Chief Oconostota, accused the British of ...American History Myths Debunked: The Indians Weren't Defeated by ...
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May 20, 2012 - British Captain Simeon Ecuyer, portrayed by Ken Treese, second from right, offered blankets infected with smallpox to the Indians besieging ...
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Q. Would it really have been possible for Europeans to infect Native Americans with the smallpox virus by giving them blankets used by other ...Jeffrey Amherst and Smallpox Blankets - UMass Amherst
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Did whites ever give Native Americans blankets infected with smallpox? October 24, 1997. Dear Cecil: As a volunteer worker with PWAs (people with AIDS) I've ...
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