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The Arikara War took place in August 1823 between the United States and the Arikara native Americans near the Missouri River, in present-day South Dakota. ==History== When Lewis and Clark expedition reached settlements of Arikara in 1804, habitants didn't show hostility to white people. In 1805, during a trip to the capital of the USA, the leader of an Arikara died, and Indians decided that Americans were involved in his death. Later, as a result of activity of the fur companies, skirmishes between Arikara and white merchants began to happen. In June, 1823 Arikara committed an assault on trappers of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company on the Missouri River. They attacked boats of merchants from Ashley's group and killed about 15 people. The United States responded with forces of 230 soldiers of the 6th Infantry, 750 Sioux, and 50 trappers under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Henry Leavenworth.〔 The survived trappers receded down the river and hid in shelter where stayed more than a month. Although brief, the conflict was noted for two reasons. First, it was the first military conflict between the United States and the western native Americans, setting the tone for future encounters between Americans and the Crow and Blackfeet. Second, Leavenworth did not completely defeat the Arikara. His leniency toward them sparked a great debate between Americans demanding subjugation of the natives and those advocating cohabitation with them. The Arikara eventually settled with the Mandan and Hidatsa on the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota. Many Arikaras and Crows became Indian scouts during the height of the Sioux Wars. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Arikara War」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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