What the records say
- When
- 7 Aug 1864 – 9 Aug 1864
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 46.87° N, 103.68° W
- Description
- 1864 battle of the American Civil War
Battle of the Badlands
Battle of the American Civil War
The Battle of the Badlands was fought in Dakota Territory, in what is now western North Dakota, between the United States army led by General Alfred Sully and the Lakota, Yanktonai, and the Dakota Indian tribes. The battle was fought August 7–9, 1864 between what are now Medora and Sentinel Butte, North Dakota. It was an extension of the conflict begun in the Dakota War of 1862.
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