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The Natchez revolt, or the Natchez massacre, was an attack by the Natchez Native American people on French colonists near present-day Natchez, Mississippi, on November 28, 1729.
It became known by the Europeans as the "Natchez War" or Natchez Rebellion. The Indians destroyed the French colony at Natchez and other settlements in the area. On November 29, 1729, the Natchez Indians killed a total of 229 French colonists: 138 men, 35 women, and 56 children (the largest death toll by an Indian attack in Mississippi's history).
The Natchez Rebellion, also known as Natchez Revolt, was an uprising of the Native American Natchez people against French colonists. The Natchez attacked the French colonists in response to their insulting treatment of the Natchez. The rebellion took place in the 17th century.
The First Natchez War of 1716 was precipitated by Natchez raiders from White Apple killing four French traders. Bienville, seeking to resolve the conflict, called a meeting of chiefs at the Grand Village of the Natchez.
The Natchez revolt of 1729 was the culmination of failed French diplomacy with the Natchez Indians that lived in several villages near present-day Natchez, Mississippi. At the beginning of the eighteenth century, French administrators of the Louisiana colony found the powerful tribe to be friendly and open to sharing land for trade purposes.
Take a driving tour of Civil War sites in Natchez, while moving at your own pace and in your own car. Your voyage will wind you through historic Natchez, highlighting only some of the more important sites relevant to the Civil War and the Federal occupation of Natchez.
Discover the history of all the peoples of Natchez, Mississippi, from European settlement, African enslavement, the American cotton economy, to the Civil Rights struggle on the lower Mississippi River.
In 1729, the Natchez tribe of Native Americans suddenly massacred French settlers living near them in the area around New Orleans. The retaliation was fierce, nearly wiping out the entire clan. In a newly-released book, the historian Gilles Havard, initiator of a “reconciliation treaty” proposal, sheds new light on this tragic series of ...
The French-Natchez War (1729–30) ultimately led to the annihilation of the Natchez as a nation, which some tribal elders had considered a French objective all along. Most died as warriors in battle; some died as slaves in Saint-Domingue, and others continued their struggle as adopted members of the Chickasaw or Yazoo.
Discover what happened to the Natchez tribe with facts about their wars and history. Ancient Natchez Civilization: Mesoamerica. The ancient ancestors of the Natchez are believed to have once been part of the Mesoamerican empire.