Fort Reno
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Fort Reno was a 19th-century U.S. Army post on the Bozeman Trail that played a key role in the conflicts between the United States and Plains tribes during the Indian Wars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Reno canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army fort
ⓘ
military post ⓘ |
| abandoned | 1868 ⓘ |
| associatedTreaty |
Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868
ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868)
|
| built | 1865 ⓘ |
| conflictType | U.S.–Native American conflict ⓘ |
| constructedDuringConflict |
United States–Native American wars
ⓘ
surface form:
American Indian Wars
Red Cloud's War ⓘ
surface form:
Red Cloud’s War
|
| controlledBy | United States Army Department of the Platte ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentCondition | archaeological site ⓘ |
| demolished | 1868 ⓘ |
| established | 1865 ⓘ |
| fate | abandoned and burned after Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
U.S. cavalry units
ⓘ
U.S. infantry units ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | northern Great Plains ⓘ |
| hasSiteType | frontier military outpost ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Bozeman Trail
ⓘ
surface form:
Bozeman Trail conflicts
Red Cloud's War ⓘ
surface form:
Red Cloud’s War
|
| locatedIn | Dakota Territory ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Johnson County, Wyoming ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Bozeman Trail
ⓘ
surface form:
Bozeman Trail crossing of Powder River
Powder River ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Bozeman Trail ⓘ |
| militaryFunction |
base for field operations in Powder River Country
ⓘ
protection of emigrant and freight traffic ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Jesse L. Reno
ⓘ
Union general Jesse L. Reno ⓘ |
| NRHPListingYear | 1970s ⓘ |
| NRHPState | Wyoming ⓘ |
| NRHPType | archaeological site ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Arapaho
ⓘ
Sioux people ⓘ
surface form:
Lakota Sioux
Northern Cheyenne ⓘ |
| opposedTribesCollectively | Plains tribes ⓘ |
| partOf | Powder River Country ⓘ |
| playedKeyRoleIn | conflicts between the United States and Plains tribes ⓘ |
| purpose |
to protect travelers on the Bozeman Trail
ⓘ
to secure U.S. control of the Powder River Country ⓘ |
| region | Great Plains ⓘ |
| successorFortNearby |
Fort C. F. Smith
ⓘ
Fort Phil Kearny ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States Army ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.