Blackfoot flathead

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Date of Battle:  1808

Location of Battle:  Near Threeforks, MT

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Participants: Blackfoot vs Flathead and Crow

Sometime in 1808 Hundreds of Blackfoot attacked a group of Flatheads, Crows, and John Colter  Many Indians got killed that day but Colter escaped with a leg wound.  A year later the place was still littered with bones.

For more information see:

John Colter, his years in the Rockies

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