What the records say
- When
- 26 Jul 1865
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 42.84° N, 106.37° W
- Description
- battle fought in Wyoming in 1865
Battle of Platte Bridge
1865 battle of the American Indian Wars
The Battle of Platte Bridge, also called the Battle of Platte Bridge Station, on July 26, 1865, was the culmination of a summer offensive by the Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne Indians against the United States army. In May and June the Indians raided army outposts and stagecoach stations over a wide swath of Wyoming and Montana.
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