What the records say
- When
- 1 Jul 1865 – 4 Oct 1865
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 44.50° N, 105.50° W
- Description
- 1865 US military operation against Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho people in Montana and Dakota Territories
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Powder River Expedition (1865)
US operation against American Indians
The Powder River Expedition of 1865, also known as the Powder River War or Powder River Invasion, was a large and far-flung military operation of the United States Army against the Lakota Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho Indians in Montana Territory and Dakota Territory.
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