Battle of Woody Point

The Battle of Woody Point was an incident in 1811 in western Canada involving the Tla-o-qui-aht natives of the Pacific Northwest and the Tonquin (1807), a merchant ship of the Astor Expedition. The vessel had arrived in Clayoquot Sound off Vancouver Island to trade for furs. the Tla-o-qui-aht captured the vessel and massacred most of the crew; the one remaining sailor scuttled her.

Battle of Woody Point

The Battle of Woody Point was an incident in 1811 in western Canada involving the Tla-o-qui-aht natives of the Pacific Northwest and the Tonquin (1807), a merchant ship of the Astor Expedition. The vessel had arrived in Clayoquot Sound off Vancouver Island to trade for furs. the Tla-o-qui-aht captured the vessel and massacred most of the crew; the one remaining sailor scuttled her.