Battle

Battle of Cedar Creek

21 Oct 1876 · 47.52° N, 106.28° W

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When
21 Oct 1876
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
47.52° N, 106.28° W
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battle of the Great Sioux War in southern Montana, 21 October 1876

Battle of Cedar Creek (1876)

Battle of the Great Sioux War in southern Montana, 21 October 1876

The Battle of Cedar Creek occurred on October 21, 1876, in the Montana Territory between the United States Army and a force of Lakota Sioux Native Americans during the Great Sioux War of 1876. The battle broke out after talks between Colonel Nelson A. Miles and Chief Sitting Bull broke down, and ended with the surrender of 400 Lakota lodges to Miles six days later.

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