Battle

Battle of Turkey Springs

13 Sep 1878 – 14 Sep 1878 · 36.90° N, 99.00° W

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When
13 Sep 1878 – 14 Sep 1878
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
36.90° N, 99.00° W

Battle of Turkey Springs

United States historic place

The Battle of Turkey Springs was the last battle between Native Americans (Indians) and the United States Army in the state of Oklahoma. In the Northern Cheyenne Exodus, 353 Cheyenne Indians, fleeing their reservation in Oklahoma in an attempt to return to their homeland in the northern Great Plains, fought a unit of the United States Army, killing three soldiers.

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