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Villasur expedition
| Villasur expedition | |||||||
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| Part of the War of the Quadruple Alliance | |||||||
 Villasur expedition painted on buffalo hide[a] | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Unknown |
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| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | 117 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | 47 killed | ||||||
The Villasur expedition of 1720 was a Spanish military expedition intended to check New France's growing influence on the North American Great Plains, led by Lieutenant-General Pedro de Villasur. Pawnee and Otoe Indians attacked the expedition in Nebraska, killing 36 of the 40 Spaniards, 10 of their Indian allies, and a French guide. The survivors retreated to their base in New Mexico.
- ^ Chávez, Thomas E. (January 1, 1990). "The Segesser Hide Paintings: History, Discovery". Great Plains Quarterly. University of Nebraska – Lincoln: 96. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
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