Powder River Expedition

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United States Army operation conflict of the American Indian Wars military campaign

The Powder River Expedition was an 1865 U.S. Army campaign against Plains tribes in present-day Wyoming and Montana, aimed at securing overland travel routes and asserting federal control in the northern Great Plains.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Powder River Expedition canonical	3
Reynolds’ Campaign on Powder River	1

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Army operation ⓘ conflict of the American Indian Wars ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
aimedAt	securing the Bozeman Trail ⓘ
belligerent	Arapaho ⓘ Sioux people ⓘ surface form: Lakota Sioux Northern Cheyenne ⓘ United States Army ⓘ
cause	attacks on emigrant and freight routes ⓘ conflict over control of northern plains hunting grounds ⓘ
commander	Patrick E. Connor ⓘ surface form: Patrick Edward Connor
conflictWith	Arapaho ⓘ Sioux people ⓘ surface form: Lakota Sioux Northern Cheyenne ⓘ Plains Indians ⓘ surface form: Plains tribes
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
followedBy	Red Cloud's War ⓘ
hasEffect	escalation of hostilities leading to Red Cloud's War ⓘ increased tensions with northern plains tribes ⓘ
hasObjective	asserting federal control in the northern Great Plains ⓘ protecting emigrant travel ⓘ retaliating for attacks on settlers and travelers ⓘ securing overland travel routes ⓘ
hasParticipant	regular U.S. Army units ⓘ volunteer regiments ⓘ
historicalPeriod	19th century ⓘ
location	present-day Montana ⓘ present-day Wyoming ⓘ
militaryBranch	United States Army ⓘ
namedAfter	Powder River ⓘ
partOf	United States–Native American wars ⓘ surface form: American Indian Wars U.S. campaigns to protect the Bozeman Trail ⓘ U.S. westward expansion ⓘ
region	Montana Territory ⓘ Wyoming Territory ⓘ
result	failed to secure lasting peace on the northern plains ⓘ inconclusive outcome ⓘ
startTime	1865 ⓘ
theater	Great Plains ⓘ surface form: Northern Great Plains
timePeriod	post–American Civil War era ⓘ
year	1865 ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Red Cloud's War → precededBy → Powder River Expedition ⓘ

Powder River Country → significantEvent → Powder River Expedition ⓘ

Battle of the Powder River (1876) → alsoKnownAs → Powder River Expedition ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reynolds’ Campaign on Powder River

Patrick E. Connor → notableFor → Powder River Expedition ⓘ