Battle

Battle of Punished Woman's Fork

1878 · 38.64° N, 100.93° W

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1878
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
38.64° N, 100.93° W
Description
1878 Indian Wars battle in Kansas
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Battle of Punished Woman's Fork

1878 Indian Wars battle in Kansas

The Battle of Punished Woman's Fork, also called Battle Canyon, was the last battle between Native Americans (Indians) and the United States Army in the state of Kansas. In the Northern Cheyenne Exodus, 353 Cheyenne, including women and children, fled their reservation in Oklahoma in an attempt to return to their homeland on the northern Great Plains. In Kansas, they fought soldiers of the U.S.

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