Lakota-Northern Cheyenne alliance

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intertribal alliance military alliance

The Lakota–Northern Cheyenne alliance was a coalition of Plains tribes that fought together against the United States during the Great Sioux War of 1876–77, including major battles such as the Battle of the Little Bighorn.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Lakota-Northern Cheyenne alliance canonical	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	intertribal alliance ⓘ military alliance ⓘ
activeDuring	1870s ⓘ Great Sioux War period NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	Great Sioux War of 1876 NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Sioux War of 1876–77 NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalContext	Plains Indian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicComposition	Cheyenne people NERFINISHED ⓘ Sioux peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ
formedAgainst	U.S. expansion into the Black Hills ⓘ violation of the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 ⓘ
goal	defense of hunting grounds ⓘ resistance to U.S. military campaigns ⓘ
hasMember	Black Hills bands of Lakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Hunkpapa Lakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Lakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Miniconjou Lakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Cheyenne NERFINISHED ⓘ Oglala Lakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Sans Arc Lakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Two Kettle Lakota NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasOpponent	United States NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalSignificance	inflicted major defeat on U.S. Army at the Battle of the Little Bighorn ⓘ symbol of Native American resistance to U.S. expansion ⓘ
locatedIn	Dakota Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Montana Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Great Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ Wyoming Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableLeader	Crazy Horse NERFINISHED ⓘ Gall (Pizi) NERFINISHED ⓘ Lame White Man NERFINISHED ⓘ Sitting Bull NERFINISHED ⓘ Two Moons NERFINISHED ⓘ Wooden Leg NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedCommander	George Armstrong Custer NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedUnit	7th Cavalry Regiment (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ
participatedIn	Battle of Powder River (1876) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Little Bighorn NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Rosebud NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Tongue River (1876) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Yellowstone (1873–1874 campaigns) NERFINISHED ⓘ
resultOf	increasing U.S. pressure on the Black Hills region ⓘ
usedTactics	encirclement of enemy columns ⓘ hit-and-run attacks ⓘ horse-mounted warfare ⓘ

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- If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list.
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Input

Subject: Lakota-Northern Cheyenne alliance
Description of subject: The Lakota–Northern Cheyenne alliance was a coalition of Plains tribes that fought together against the United States during the Great Sioux War of 1876–77, including major battles such as the Battle of the Little Bighorn.

Referenced by (1)

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Gall → sideInConflict → Lakota-Northern Cheyenne alliance ⓘ