The nascent California state government, upon hearing…

September 1850 CE

The nascent California state government, upon hearing of the massacre, responds with the Gila Expedition, raising a militia of one hundred and forty-two men, only raised when they are paid six dollars a day, to fight the Yuma instead of panning gold.

Setting off on April 16, the Gila Expedition had entered what is today Arizona only to be defeated in September after a series of skirmishes.

The expedition is a failure and due to the inflated prices caused by the gold rush, cost the State of California 113,000 dollars, a sum which nearly bankrupts the state.

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Yuma Crossing Yuma United States View →

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John Joel Glanton View →

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Quechan (Amerind tribe) View → United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → New Mexico, Territory of (U.S.A.) View → California, State of (U.S.A.) View →

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“Manifest Destiny” and American Expansion; 1840-1851 View → Yuma War View →

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Conflict View → Mayhem View →

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