The Natchez Massacre, or the Natchez revolt, was an attack by Natchez people on French colonists near present-day Natchez, Mississippi, on November 29, 1729. The Natchez and French had lived alongside each other for more than a decade prior to the incident, mostly conducting peaceful business and occasionally intermarrying. After a period of deteriorating relations, Natchez leaders were provoked when the French colonial commandant, Sieur de Chépart (or Etcheparre), demanded land from a Natchez village for his own plantation near Fort Rosalie. They plotted their attack over several days and managed to conceal their plans from most of the French; those who overheard and warned Chépart of an attack were considered untruthful and were punished. In a coordinated attack on the fort and the homes