GREATEST NATIVE AMERICAN BATTLES

Battle of the Little Bighorn

Also known as Battle of the Greasy Grass and Custer's last stand

NATIVE AMERICANS

• Had 2,500 troops
• 136 casualties
• 160 wounded
• 5 commanders in battle

UNITED STATES

• Had 647 troops
• 268 casualties
• 55 wounded
• 5 commanders

INFO

• The Native Americans had an overwhelming win.
• The battle was fought in Bighorn County, Montana.
• Battle started on June 26, 1876
• It started by Custer's men at attacking a large village
• Defeating the best Calvary in the nation gave the Indians more morale and spirit.

SAND CREEK MASSACRE

Also known as Chivington Massacre and The battle of Sand Creek

NATIVE AMERICANS

• Had 200 People
• 163 Killed
• 1 Leader

UNITED STATES

• 700 troops
• 24 killed
• 52 wounded
• 1 commander

INFO

• The Native American losses were cilvilians too
• The peaceful Village waved the American flag before the attack. When shots were fired they waved a white flag but the US troops wouldn't stop.
• The battle took place in Colorado
• The Indians wouldn't follow the treaty to make their reservations smaller for people to come here for the gold rush

QUOTE
"There was one little child, probably three years old, just big enough to walk through the sand. The Indians had gone ahead, and this little child was behind, following after them. The little fellow was perfectly naked, travelling in the sand. I saw one man get off his horse at a distance of about seventy-five yards and draw up his rifle and fire. He missed the child. Another man came up and said, 'let me try the son of a b-. I can hit him.' He got down off his horse, kneeled down, and fired at the little child, but he missed him. A third man came up, and made a similar remark, and fired, and the little fellow dropped."
Major Anthony, New York Tribune

DAKOTA WAR OF 1862

Also known as the Sioux Uprising and Little Crows War.

DAKOTA LOSSES

• 150 dead
• 40 executions

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USA LOSSES

• 77 soldiers
• 800 civilians

INFO

• It started by USA not paying the Dakotans
• The first attack was a few young warriors stealing eggs and killed 5 settlers.
• The Dakota attacked Fort Ridgley and lost
• Minnesota didn't have many troops due to the Civil War
• After the trials America had its largest 1 day exicution in history.
• The Dakota also had lost territory

WOUNDED KNEE MASSACARE

LAKOTA

• 90 men killed
• 200 women and children killed
• 51 wounded

USA

• 438 troops
• 22 artillery men
• 25 killed
• 39 wounded

INFO

• US troops came to neutralize the camp of weapons
• Deaf man wouldn't give his gun away and fired
• Bullets were fired all over at anyone that could move
• Almost all the camp died
• Mostly women and children died
• Mass graves were made after the incident

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