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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Wood Lake canonical | 2 |
| Battle of Wood Lake, Minnesota | 1 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Wood Lake
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Wood Lake, Minnesota
|
| belligerent |
Sisseton Dakota
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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
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near Wood Lake, Minnesota ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Henry Hastings Sibley
ⓘ
Little Crow ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive U.S. victory ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States–Native American wars
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surface form:
American Indian Wars
Dakota War of 1862 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Birch Coulee ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Dakota War of 1862 mass trials
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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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Wood Lake, Minnesota