February 25th, 1643: 👥♀️👶 "The Slaughter of Innocents:" Dutch Soldiers Massacre 1,500 Native American Women and Children 😱
⚔️ 🛡 Dutch Governor Orders Surprise Attack on Peaceful Natives ☠️🚨 Refugees Seeking Shelter, Given Death Instead 💀🔥🏚 Burning Homesteads, Wailing Children: The Grisly Aftermath 😢
SUMMARY
🚫 In 1643, Dutch governor Willem Kieft ordered soldiers to attack Native American refugees sleeping near settlements 🛏️, slaughtering over 100 innocent people 👪. It horrified Dutch settlers 😨 and started a war 🔫 between Natives and Dutch that killed 1500 💀. Remembering how Native tribes like the Tappan were devastated 😢 helps us understand…
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