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Modoc War and Kintpuash Lead to Surrender at Lava Beds
The Modoc and Klamath tribes in southwest Oregon clashed with whites, led by Kintpuash. After raids and the 1872 arrest attempt, they fortified lava beds in California. General Canby was killed at a peace parley, and after months of siege the Modoc were defeated. Kintpuash and three leaders were hanged on June 1, 1878, with others sent to Oklahoma.
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Oregon
Upper
Klamath Lake
Kintpunsh
Lost River
Modoc
Klamath
Jackson
Lake Rhett
California
Stintpuash
Greer
J. R
Ganby
Slide
Kintpuash
General Canby
Winema
Klamath Reservation
Oklahoma
Bancroft
Uni