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Lakota Resistance and the Great Sioux Wars (1854–1891)

Lakota Resistance and the Great Sioux Wars (1854–1891)

  1. Treaty of Fort Laramie (Horse Creek) signed

    Labels: Fort Laramie, Plains Nations

  2. Grattan Fight sparks First Sioux War

    Labels: Grattan Fight, Chief Conquering

  3. Sand Creek Massacre intensifies Plains conflict

    Labels: Sand Creek, Colorado Volunteers

  4. Fetterman Fight: decisive Lakota-led ambush

    Labels: Fetterman Fight, Red Cloud

  5. Hayfield Fight near Fort C. F. Smith

    Labels: Hayfield Fight, Fort C

  6. Wagon Box Fight near Fort Phil Kearny

    Labels: Wagon Box, Fort Phil

  7. Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868) signed

    Labels: Fort Laramie, Great Sioux

  8. Army abandons Powder River forts; Bozeman Trail closed

    Labels: Powder River, Bozeman Trail

  9. Battle of the Rosebud checks Crook’s advance

    Labels: Battle of, Crazy Horse

  10. Little Bighorn: major Lakota–Cheyenne victory

    Labels: Little Bighorn, George Custer

  12. Crazy Horse killed at Fort Robinson

    Labels: Crazy Horse, Fort Robinson

  13. Sitting Bull surrenders at Fort Buford

    Labels: Sitting Bull, Fort Buford

  14. Wovoka’s Ghost Dance vision during solar eclipse

    Labels: Wovoka, Ghost Dance

  15. Sitting Bull killed during arrest attempt

    Labels: Sitting Bull, Standing Rock

  16. Wounded Knee Massacre ends major armed resistance

    Labels: Wounded Knee, 7th Cavalry