Attack on Langhorne’s overlanding party at Rufus River, c. 22 June 1841

Date: 22 Jun 1841
Place: Rufus River
Langhorne’s overlanding party was attacked by about 500 Aboriginal people as they were crossing provisions at Rufus River near Lake Victoria. In the engagement, that lasted about 20 minutes, he reported that four of his men and about five Aboriginal people were killed.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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  • Attack on Langhorne’s overlanding party at Rufus River, c. 22 June 1841
    22 Jun 1841 — Rufus River
    Langhorne’s overlanding party was attacked by about 500 Aboriginal people as they were crossing provisions at Rufus River near Lake Victoria. In the engagement, that lasted about 20 minutes, he reported that four of his men and about five Aboriginal people were killed.
    (See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
    Source: Robert Foster, Skye Krichauff and Amanda Nettelbeck, The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 2024, http://ua.edu.au/south-australian-frontier