; ▁others ▁had ▁their ▁villages ▁ra ided ▁by ▁the ▁army ▁and ▁volunte er ▁milit ia . ▁Some ▁Native ▁American ▁tribes ▁fought ▁back , ▁beginning ▁with ▁the ▁Ah w ah ne e che es ▁and ▁the ▁Ch ow ch illa ▁in ▁the ▁Sierra ▁Nev ada ▁and ▁San ▁Jo aqu in ▁Valley ▁leading ▁a ▁ra id ▁on ▁the ▁F res no ▁River ▁post ▁of ▁James ▁D . ▁Sav age , ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 8 5 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁ret ali ation ▁Mar ip osa ▁County ▁Sher iff ▁James ▁Bur ney ▁led ▁local ▁milit ia ▁in ▁an ▁inde cis ive ▁cl ash ▁with ▁the ▁n atives ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 8 5 1 ▁on ▁a ▁mountains ide ▁near ▁present - day ▁O akh urst , ▁California . ▁ ▁Mar ip osa ▁Battalion ▁ ▁An ▁appeal ▁to ▁the ▁Governor ▁John ▁Mc D oug al ▁for ▁help ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁organization ▁of ▁the ▁Mar ip osa ▁Battalion ▁under ▁" M aj or " ▁James ▁D . ▁Sav age , ▁command ing ▁companies ▁led ▁by ▁Captain ▁John ▁J . ▁K uy k end all , ▁Captain ▁John ▁Bol ing , ▁and ▁Captain ▁William ▁D ill . ▁ ▁Meanwhile ▁a ▁federal ▁Indian ▁commission , ▁sought ▁a ▁peace ful ▁solution . ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 8 5 1 , ▁the ▁Commission ers ▁signed ▁a ▁treat y ▁at ▁Camp ▁F rem ont ▁with ▁six ▁tribes . ▁However , ▁the ▁Ah w ah ne e che es ▁and ▁Ch ow ch illas ▁were