European settlers aboriginal Australians 7 to 11 dead (est.) 1 dead (est.) | 18 20 | |
The Battle of Broken River, also known as the Faithfull Massacre, is a battle that took place in 1838 when 20 aboriginal Australians attacked 18 European settlers, killing seven to eleven of them. The site of the massacre was discovered in 1907.
Local reprisals went for a number of years, resulting in aboriginal deaths estimated at over 100.
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