Battle

Battle of Powder River

17 Mar 1876 · 45.44° N, 105.41° W

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17 Mar 1876
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Battle
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45.44° N, 105.41° W
Description
1876 military battle fought during the Black Hills War

Battle of Powder River

1876 battle of the Big Horn Expedition

The Battle of Powder River, also known as the Reynolds Battle, occurred on March 17, 1876, in Montana Territory, United States, as part of the Big Horn Expedition. The attack on a Northern Cheyenne and Oglala Lakota Indian encampment by Colonel Joseph J. Reynolds initiated the Great Sioux War of 1876.

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