The Natchez revolt was an attack by the Natchez people on French colonists near present-day Natchez, Mississippi, on November 29, 1729. The Natchez and French had lived alongside each other in Louisiana for more than a decade. After a period of deteriorating relations, the Natchez were provoked to revolt when the French colonial commandant, Sieur de Chépart, demanded land from a tribal village near Fort Rosalie (pictured). They plotted an attack over several days and concealed their plans from most of the French. In an armed massacre on the fort and homesteads by the Mississippi River, they killed 230 of the 250 French colonists and burned the fort and homes to the ground. Upon hearing news of the revolt, French leaders in New Orleans feared a broader Native American uprising and ordered an attack on the Chaouacha people, who were not involved in the revolt. Over the next few weeks, French leaders sent two expeditions to besiege the Natchez and recover hostages. Most of the Natchez attackers escaped and sought refuge with other tribes, but their revolt had been a significant setback to the Louisiana colony, and the French retaliation led to the end of the Natchez as an independent people.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1864:

American Civil War: The Confederate States Army suffered its worst disaster of the war as the Army of Tennessee conducted numerous unsuccessful frontal assaults against fortified positions at Franklin, Tennessee. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Franklin_(1864)

1872:

The first international football match took place at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, between Scotland and England. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1872_Scotland_vs_England_football_match

1934:

The steam locomotive Flying Scotsman became the first to officially exceed 100 miles per hour (160 km/h). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LNER_Class_A3_4472_Flying_Scotsman

1939:

The Winter War broke out as the Soviet Red Army invaded Finland (Finnish troops pictured) and quickly advanced to the Mannerheim Line, an action judged as illegal by the League of Nations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_War

1962:

Burmese diplomat U Thant became United Nations Secretary- General, following the death of Dag Hammarskjöld in September 1961. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U_Thant

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

exterminate: 1. To kill all of a population, usually deliberate and especially applied to pests. 2. (figuratively) To bring a definite end to; to finish completely. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/exterminate

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