Battle of Bishop Creek
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title:
Battle of Bishop Creek
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Battle of Bishop Creek was one of the early engagements of the Owens Valley Indian War fought on April 6, 1862, along Bishop Creek, in what is now Inyo County, California. In 1861, cattle were being driven over the Sierra Nevada Mountains to feed the mining boom town of Aurora. Some cattlemen had begun ranching nearby in the Owens Valley. The consequences of the disastrous winter caused by the Great Flood of 1862 and the encroachment of the cattle on the food supply of the Owens Valley Paiute le
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bishop_Creek
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2023-11-28T17:47:39Z
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