Battle of Wood Lake

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The Battle of Wood Lake was a decisive 1862 clash in Minnesota between U.S. forces and Dakota warriors that effectively ended major fighting in the Dakota War of 1862.

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Battle of Wood Lake canonical 2
Battle of Wood Lake, Minnesota 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military conflict
alsoKnownAs Battle of Wood Lake
surface form: Battle of Wood Lake, Minnesota
belligerent Sisseton Dakota
surface form: Dakota (Eastern Dakota / Santee Sioux)

United States Army
casualties Dakota warriors suffered heavier casualties
U.S. forces suffered relatively light casualties
combatant Dakota warriors
United States of America
surface form: United States
commander Chief Little Crow
Mdewakanton Dakota
surface form: Chief Mankato (Blue Earth)

Henry Hastings Sibley
conflict Dakota War of 1862
country United States of America
surface form: United States
date 1862-09-23
followedBy surrender of many Dakota at Camp Release
historicalPeriod American Civil War era
location Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota
near Wood Lake, Minnesota
opponentOf Henry Hastings Sibley
Little Crow
outcome decisive U.S. victory
partOf United States–Native American wars
surface form: American Indian Wars

Dakota War of 1862
precededBy Battle of Birch Coulee
relatedEvent Dakota War of 1862 mass trials
subsequent U.S.–Dakota treaties and land cessions
result United States victory
significance effectively ended major fighting in the Dakota War of 1862
last major battle of the Dakota War of 1862
theater Minnesota frontier
year 1862

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Dakota War of 1862 notableEvent Battle of Wood Lake
Battle of Birch Coulee followedBy Battle of Wood Lake
Battle of Wood Lake alsoKnownAs Battle of Wood Lake
this entity surface form: Battle of Wood Lake, Minnesota