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.

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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

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Red Cloud's War fortInvolved Fort Reno
Bozeman Trail hadMilitaryPost Fort Reno