What the records say
- When
- 1866 – 1868
- Kind
- War
- Coordinates
- 46.15° N, 107.47° W
- Description
- 1866 to 1868 war between the U.S. and Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Northern Arapaho
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Red Cloud's War
Part of the Sioux Wars
Red Cloud's War was an armed conflict between an alliance of the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Northern Arapaho peoples against the United States and the Crow Nation that took place in the Wyoming and Montana territories from 1866 to 1868. The war was fought over control of the western Powder River Country in present-day north-central Wyoming and Montana.
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The source
Includes 2 events
Nearby in time and place
- Battle of the Tongue River29 Aug 1865 · Battle
- Battle of the Powder River17 Aug 1865 · Battle
- Powder River Expedition1 Jul 1865 · Military operation
- Battle of the Badlands7 Aug 1864 · Battle
- Dakota War of 186217 Aug 1862 · War · Deaths 77
- Battle of Pryor Creek1861 · Battle
- Battle of Pease Bottom11 Aug 1873 · Battle
- Battle of Platte Bridge26 Jul 1865 · Battle