There was only one recorded instance of deliberate infection. The delivery of small-pox infected blankets by Jeffrey Amherst in 1763.
This was a source of outrage among Christian society just like the brutal stories of Spanish conquest of South America was used by other Europeans to tarnish the name of Spain.
The difference is so obvious! If this had been Muslims they would praise Allah for the slaughter!
This was a source of outrage among Christian society just like the brutal stories of Spanish conquest of South America was used by other Europeans to tarnish the name of Spain.
The difference is so obvious! If this had been Muslims they would praise Allah for the slaughter!
Not exactly true.
This is an oft-repeated tale, but it is based on a SINGLE LETTER from Amherst RECOMMENDING such blankets be distributed to the Indians. There is no written evidence that they ever were used. Then again, that doesn't fit the “White men are evil; Indians are pure and holy and natural” theme that elementary kids “need to be taught” by today's socialists.