What the records say
- When
- 9 Jun 1876
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 45.27° N, 106.62° W
- Description
- battle in Idaho and Montana, part of the Great Sioux War of 1876
Battle of Prairie Dog Creek
Battle in the Great Sioux War of 1876
The Battle of Prairie Dog Creek, also known as the Skirmish at Tongue River Heights, or the Battle of the Tongue River (1876), part of the Great Sioux War of 1876, occurred on June 9, 1876, at the confluence of Prairie Dog Creek and the Tongue River primarily in Wyoming Territory.
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