Battle of Slim Buttes
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The Battle of Slim Buttes was an 1876 engagement in the Great Sioux War in which U.S. Army forces attacked and destroyed a Miniconjou Lakota village in present-day South Dakota, marking the first significant U.S. victory after the defeat at Little Bighorn.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Prairie Dog Creek | 1 |
| Battle of Slim Buttes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Slim Buttes Context triple: [Great Sioux War of 1876, notableBattle, Battle of Slim Buttes]
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Battle of Apache Pass
The Battle of Apache Pass was a key 1862 engagement in Arizona Territory between U.S. forces and Apache warriors that marked a turning point in the Apache Wars of the American Southwest.
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B.
Battle of Fort Nelson
The Battle of Fort Nelson was a late 17th-century conflict in Hudson Bay in which French forces under Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville captured an English trading post, asserting French influence over the fur trade in the region.
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C.
Battle of Resaca de la Palma
The Battle of Resaca de la Palma was a key 1846 engagement in the Mexican–American War in which U.S. forces under General Zachary Taylor defeated Mexican troops near the Rio Grande, helping secure American control of northern Mexico.
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D.
Battle of Mount Tumbledown
The Battle of Mount Tumbledown was a key night engagement in June 1982 during the Falklands War, in which British forces captured a strategically vital height overlooking Port Stanley from entrenched Argentine defenders, effectively sealing victory in the conflict.
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E.
Battle of Wahoo Swamp
The Battle of Wahoo Swamp was a major 1836 engagement in Florida between U.S. forces and Seminole warriors that highlighted the difficulty of suppressing Native resistance during the Second Seminole War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Slim Buttes Target entity description: The Battle of Slim Buttes was an 1876 engagement in the Great Sioux War in which U.S. Army forces attacked and destroyed a Miniconjou Lakota village in present-day South Dakota, marking the first significant U.S. victory after the defeat at Little Bighorn.
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A.
Battle of Apache Pass
The Battle of Apache Pass was a key 1862 engagement in Arizona Territory between U.S. forces and Apache warriors that marked a turning point in the Apache Wars of the American Southwest.
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B.
Battle of Fort Nelson
The Battle of Fort Nelson was a late 17th-century conflict in Hudson Bay in which French forces under Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville captured an English trading post, asserting French influence over the fur trade in the region.
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C.
Battle of Resaca de la Palma
The Battle of Resaca de la Palma was a key 1846 engagement in the Mexican–American War in which U.S. forces under General Zachary Taylor defeated Mexican troops near the Rio Grande, helping secure American control of northern Mexico.
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D.
Battle of Mount Tumbledown
The Battle of Mount Tumbledown was a key night engagement in June 1982 during the Falklands War, in which British forces captured a strategically vital height overlooking Port Stanley from entrenched Argentine defenders, effectively sealing victory in the conflict.
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E.
Battle of Wahoo Swamp
The Battle of Wahoo Swamp was a major 1836 engagement in Florida between U.S. forces and Seminole warriors that highlighted the difficulty of suppressing Native resistance during the Second Seminole War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
engagement ⓘ |
| action | attack on a Miniconjou Lakota village ⓘ |
| aftermath |
boosted U.S. Army morale after Little Bighorn
ⓘ
contributed to further weakening of Lakota resistance ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Miniconjou Lakota
ⓘ
surface form:
Miniconjou Lakota Sioux
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| campaign |
Great Sioux War of 1876
ⓘ
surface form:
Black Hills War
|
| casualties |
dozens of Lakota killed or wounded
ⓘ
several U.S. soldiers killed or wounded ⓘ |
| causeOfConflict |
U.S. desire to secure the Black Hills region
ⓘ
U.S. efforts to force Lakota onto reservations ⓘ |
| commander |
Captain Anson Mills
ⓘ
Chief American Horse the Elder ⓘ Colonel Ranald S. Mackenzie ⓘ |
| conflict | Great Sioux War of 1876 ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1876-09-09 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1876-09-10 ⓘ |
| era |
United States–Native American wars
ⓘ
surface form:
American Indian Wars
|
| historicalRegion | Dakota Territory ⓘ |
| location |
Slim Buttes, Dakota Territory
ⓘ
present-day Harding County, South Dakota ⓘ |
| militaryUnitInvolved |
2nd Cavalry Regiment
ⓘ
surface form:
2nd Cavalry Regiment (United States)
3rd Cavalry Regiment ⓘ
surface form:
3rd Cavalry Regiment (United States)
Infantry detachments of the U.S. Army ⓘ |
| notableCommanderForSide |
American Horse the Elder
ⓘ
Anson Mills ⓘ Ranald S. Mackenzie ⓘ |
| notableDeath | American Horse the Elder ⓘ |
| opponent |
Miniconjou Lakota
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| outcome | destruction of a Miniconjou Lakota village ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Sioux War of 1876 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of the Little Bighorn ⓘ |
| presentDayJurisdiction | South Dakota ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Great Sioux War of 1876
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Sioux War of 1876–1877
|
| result | United States victory ⓘ |
| significance | first substantial U.S. Army victory after the Battle of the Little Bighorn ⓘ |
| startDate | 1876-09-09 ⓘ |
| theater |
Great Plains
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Plains
|
| tribalGroupInvolved |
Oglala Lakota
ⓘ
surface form:
Lakota Sioux
Miniconjou ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare |
Plains Indian Wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Wars campaign
|
| year | 1876 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Slim Buttes Description of subject: The Battle of Slim Buttes was an 1876 engagement in the Great Sioux War in which U.S. Army forces attacked and destroyed a Miniconjou Lakota village in present-day South Dakota, marking the first significant U.S. victory after the defeat at Little Bighorn.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Prairie Dog Creek