Wagon Box Fight
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The Wagon Box Fight was an 1867 engagement during Red Cloud's War in which a small group of U.S. soldiers and civilians, protected by wagon boxes, successfully repelled a much larger force of Lakota and allied warriors near Fort Phil Kearny in present-day Wyoming.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wagon Box Fight canonical | 3 |
| Wagon Box Fight of 1867 | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Wagon Box Fight
ⓘ
surface form:
Wagon Box Fight of 1867
|
| belligerent |
Arapaho
ⓘ
Sioux people ⓘ
surface form:
Lakota Sioux
Northern Cheyenne ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States civilians ⓘ |
| casualtiesUnitedStates | small number of killed and wounded ⓘ |
| combatantNativeGroup |
Teton Sioux
ⓘ
surface form:
Brulé Lakota
Miniconjou Lakota ⓘ Oglala Lakota ⓘ |
| commander |
James Powell
ⓘ
Red Cloud ⓘ |
| conflict | Red Cloud's War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1867-08-02 ⓘ |
| defensiveStructure | wagon boxes arranged as a corral ⓘ |
| garrison | Fort Phil Kearny ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| location |
near Fort Phil Kearny
ⓘ
present-day Wyoming ⓘ |
| outcome | Native forces withdrew ⓘ |
| partOf | Red Cloud's War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Fetterman Fight ⓘ |
| region |
Great Plains
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Great Plains
|
| relatedEvent | Hayfield Fight ⓘ |
| result | United States victory ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated effectiveness of breech-loading rifles against massed attacks
ⓘ
important engagement of Red Cloud's War ⓘ |
| stateToday | Wyoming ⓘ |
| strengthNativeForces |
hundreds of warriors
ⓘ
possibly over 1,000 warriors ⓘ |
| strengthUnitedStates |
approximately 26 soldiers
ⓘ
approximately 6 civilians ⓘ |
| tacticsNativeForces |
encirclement attempts
ⓘ
mounted charges ⓘ |
| tacticsUnitedStates |
defensive perimeter of wagon boxes
ⓘ
use of breech-loading rifles ⓘ |
| theater | Powder River Country ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
United States–Native American wars
ⓘ
surface form:
American Indian Wars
post–American Civil War era ⓘ |
| weaponUnitedStates |
Springfield Model 1866 rifle
ⓘ
breech-loading firearms ⓘ |
| year | 1867 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Wagon Box Fight of 1867