Beginning of the Timpanogos War

Date: February 2, 1850 • Location: Provo, United States

This milestone marked the outbreak and beginning of this historic period, which spanned 1850.

Brigham Young declares war on Timpanogos in the Battle at Fort Utah.

Brigham Young was an American religious leader and politician. He was the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1847 until his death in 1877. He also served as the first governor of the Utah Territory from 1851 until his resignation in 1858.