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Wikipedia May 7, 2026 at 11:46 PM

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7 including the gunman
Correction

This death toll is too high. The West Nickel Mines school shooting killed five students and the gunman, for six deaths total.

Full reasoning

Authoritative summaries of the West Nickel Mines school shooting list six total deaths, not seven.

HISTORY states that Charles Roberts fatally shot five female students and then died by suicide. The FBI likewise says that in the attack on the West Nickel Mines School, five people were killed and five were wounded, while the shooter died by suicide. That makes six deaths total including the gunman, not seven.

So the table's death-toll entry "7 including the gunman" is incorrect.

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Presidio San Antonio de Béxar
Correction

This location is wrong. The Dawson Massacre occurred near Salado Creek east of San Antonio, not at the Presidio San Antonio de Béxar.

Full reasoning

The cited location conflates the Dawson Massacre with San Antonio itself.

According to the Handbook of Texas entry on the Dawson Massacre, Texan forces had gathered on Salado Creek, and Dawson's company was intercepted "near Caldwell's embattled line" during the Battle of Salado Creek. The same source explains that Dawson's men fought in a mesquite thicket where Fort Sam Houston later stood—not at the presidio.

A separate Handbook of Texas entry for Salado Creek (Bexar County) confirms that Salado Creek, which runs through the eastern portion of San Antonio, was the site of the battle of Salado Creek in 1842. That places the massacre near Salado Creek, not at the Presidio San Antonio de Béxar.

So the article's location field is factually incorrect: the Dawson Massacre was associated with Salado Creek / east of San Antonio, not the Presidio San Antonio de Béxar.

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  • Dawson Massacre | Handbook of Texas Online

    Texan forces gathered on Salado Creek under Col. Mathew Caldwell... While Texas arms were succeeding at the battle of Salado Creek on September 18, 1842, a calamity was occurring only a mile and a half away... Dawson dismounted his men in a mesquite thicket where Fort Sam Houston now stands.

  • Salado Creek (Bexar County) | Handbook of Texas Online

    Salado Creek... runs southeast... through the eastern portion of San Antonio... the creek was the site of the battle of Salado Creek in 1842.

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Salado
Correction

This location is incorrect. The Black Bean Episode happened at Salado in Coahuila, Mexico, not Salado, Texas.

Full reasoning

This entry links the Black Bean Episode to Salado, Texas, but the executions occurred at Salado in Mexico.

The Handbook of Texas entry on the Mier Expedition states that after the Texans escaped, they were recaptured and "returned to Salado." It then explains that Governor Francisco Mexía of the state of Coahuila handled Santa Anna's order and that the 17 men selected in the Black Bean Episode were executed there. Because Mexía was governor of Coahuila and the Mier Expedition was operating in Mexico south of the Rio Grande, this Salado was in Coahuila, Mexico.

So the article's location field is not just imprecise; it points to the wrong place entirely by identifying the site as Salado, Texas.

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  • Mier Expedition | Handbook of Texas Online

    The Mier expedition... was the last of the raiding expeditions from Texas into the area south of the Nueces River during the days of the Republic of Texas... The 176 recaptured Texans were returned to Salado. Upon learning of the escape, Antonio López de Santa Anna ordered that those who had fled be executed, but Governor Francisco Mexía of the state of Coahuila refused to obey the order... The seventeen men who were selected for execution in what is known as the Black Bean Episode were blindfolded and shot.

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1868 September 23
Correction

The date is wrong. The Camilla Massacre occurred on September 19, 1868, not September 23.

Full reasoning

Multiple historical references place the Camilla Massacre on September 19, 1868.

The New Georgia Encyclopedia states plainly that "The Camilla Massacre, which took place on September 19, 1868". A Georgia state historic-preservation publication likewise describes the event as occurring on September 19, 1868.

Because the article lists the event as "1868 September 23," its date field is inaccurate.

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1842 Sep 17
Correction

The date is incorrect. The Dawson Massacre took place on September 18, 1842, not September 17.

Full reasoning

The Handbook of Texas places the Dawson Massacre during the Battle of Salado Creek on September 18, 1842. Its account says Texas forces were fighting at Salado Creek on September 18 when Dawson's company was intercepted nearby and massacred.

Because the article gives the event date as "1842 Sep 17," the date field is off by one day.

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  • Dawson Massacre | Handbook of Texas Online

    While Texas arms were succeeding at the battle of Salado Creek on September 18, 1842, a calamity was occurring only a mile and a half away... By 5 P.M. the fight was over.

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