| Site Name | Hornet's Nest, 68 kms east of Lake Bonney, Murray River |
| Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Place Name | |
| Language Group, Nation or People | Ngintait |
| Present State/Territory | SA |
| Colony/State/Territory at the time | SA |
| Police District | Adelaide |
| Latitude | -33.961 |
| Longitude | 140.887 |
| Date | Between 1 May 1841 and 31 May 1841 |
| Attack Time | Day |
| Victims | Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People |
| Victim Descriptions | |
| Victims Killed | 8 |
| Victims Killed Notes | |
| Attackers | Colonists |
| Attacker Descriptions | Stockmen/Drover(s), Police |
| Attackers Killed | 0 |
| Attackers Killed Notes | |
| Transport | |
| Motive | Reprisal |
| Weapons Used | Firearm(s), Musket(s) |
| Narrative | In May 1841, a party of police and stockmen led by Henry Field, attacked an Aboriginal camp in a place known as Hornet's Nest in reprisal for the alleged killing of livestock by Ngintait. It is alleged that eight Ngintait people were killed (Burke et al, 2016, pp135-179). |
| Sources | Burke et al, 2016, pp 152-179. (Sources PDF) |
| Corroboration Rating | * |
