Great Sioux War of 1876
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The Great Sioux War of 1876 was a major conflict between the United States and the Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne, best known for battles such as the Battle of the Little Bighorn and its role in the U.S. conquest of the northern Plains.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian War
ⓘ
conflict ⓘ war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Great Sioux War of 1876
ⓘ
surface form:
Black Hills War
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| belligerent |
Arapaho people
ⓘ
surface form:
Arapaho (small allied groups)
Lakota ⓘ
surface form:
Lakota Sioux
Cheyenne people ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Cheyenne
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| cause |
U.S. desire to acquire the Black Hills
ⓘ
U.S. violation of the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 ⓘ discovery of gold in the Black Hills ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Alfred Terry
ⓘ
George Armstrong Custer ⓘ George Crook ⓘ Nelson A. Miles ⓘ |
| endDate | 1877 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Wounded Knee Massacre context (broader U.S.–Lakota conflict) ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
includes the U.S. defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
ⓘ
led to permanent U.S. control of the Black Hills ⓘ marked the end of large-scale armed resistance by the Lakota and Northern Cheyenne ⓘ |
| location |
Dakota Territory
ⓘ
Montana ⓘ
surface form:
Montana Territory
Great Plains ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Great Plains
Wyoming Territory ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Cedar Creek (1876)
ⓘ
Battle of Slim Buttes ⓘ Battle of the Little Bighorn ⓘ Battle of the Powder River (1876) ⓘ Battle of the Rosebud ⓘ Battle of the Tongue River (1876) ⓘ Battle of the Yellowstone (1876) ⓘ |
| notableEngagement | Dull Knife Fight ⓘ |
| opponent |
Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne warriors
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Crazy Horse
ⓘ
Gall ⓘ Sitting Bull ⓘ Two Moon ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States–Native American wars
ⓘ
surface form:
American Indian Wars
|
| precededBy | Red Cloud's War ⓘ |
| primaryTheater |
Black Hills
ⓘ
surface form:
Black Hills region
Powder River Country ⓘ Yellowstone River ⓘ
surface form:
Yellowstone River basin
|
| result |
confinement of Lakota and Northern Cheyenne to reservations
ⓘ
conquest of the northern Plains by the United States ⓘ decisive U.S. victory ⓘ forced cession of the Black Hills by the Lakota ⓘ |
| startDate | 1876 ⓘ |
| treatyContext | Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Little Bighorn
this entity surface form:
Battle of the Little Bighorn
this entity surface form:
Battle of the Little Bighorn
this entity surface form:
Black Hills War
this entity surface form:
Great Sioux War of 1876–1877
this entity surface form:
Plains Indian Wars era
this entity surface form:
Black Hills War
this entity surface form:
Great Sioux War of 1876–1877
this entity surface form:
Great Sioux War of 1876–77
this entity surface form:
Great Sioux War of 1876–1877
this entity surface form:
Great Sioux War of 1876–1877
this entity surface form:
U.S. winter campaign of 1876–1877
this entity surface form:
Great Sioux War of 1876–1877
this entity surface form:
Great Sioux War campaigns along the Yellowstone River
this entity surface form:
Black Hills War
this entity surface form:
Great Sioux War of 1876–1877