Battle of New Ulm

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battle engagement

The Battle of New Ulm was a key 1862 clash during the U.S.–Dakota War in which Dakota forces attacked the frontier town of New Ulm, Minnesota, leading to intense fighting and the town’s partial evacuation and fortification.

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Label	Occurrences
Battle of New Ulm canonical	1
U.S.–Dakota War of 1862 battles in New Ulm	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Siege of New Ulm NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent	Dakota (Eastern Dakota) forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Euro-American settlers ⓘ Minnesota militia NERFINISHED ⓘ local volunteers ⓘ
cause	failure of U.S. authorities to deliver annuity payments and supplies ⓘ land dispossession of Dakota people ⓘ tensions over treaties between Dakota and United States ⓘ
conflict	U.S.–Dakota War of 1862 NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
date	1862 ⓘ
followedBy	further U.S. military campaigns against Dakota ⓘ
hasLocation	Brown County, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ New Ulm, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalRegion	American frontier ⓘ
impact	contributed to harsh U.S. reprisals against Dakota ⓘ heightened fear among Minnesota settlers ⓘ
ledTo	construction of defensive barricades in New Ulm ⓘ displacement of settlers from the surrounding area ⓘ increased military presence in the region ⓘ
memorializedBy	historic markers in New Ulm ⓘ local commemorations in New Ulm ⓘ
notableFor	civilian involvement in defense ⓘ intense close-quarters fighting ⓘ large-scale evacuation under fire ⓘ symbolic importance in Minnesota history ⓘ
opponent	Dakota warriors NERFINISHED ⓘ settler defenders ⓘ
partiallyEvacuated	New Ulm NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Dakota–United States conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S.–Dakota War of 1862 NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOfCampaign	Dakota attacks on Minnesota River Valley settlements in 1862 ⓘ
precededBy	initial Dakota attacks on nearby farms and settlements ⓘ
result	Dakota tactical success in initial attacks ⓘ eventual evacuation of most civilians from New Ulm ⓘ fortification of New Ulm ⓘ heavy damage to buildings in New Ulm ⓘ significant destruction of the town ⓘ
studiedIn	Minnesota state history ⓘ histories of the U.S.–Dakota War of 1862 ⓘ
timePeriod	American Civil War era NERFINISHED ⓘ
typeOfAction	Dakota attack on a fortified town ⓘ siege-like urban fighting ⓘ
wasAttackOn	frontier town of New Ulm NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Fort Ridgely → followedBy → Battle of New Ulm ⓘ

New Ulm, Minnesota → hasHistoricEvent → Battle of New Ulm ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S.–Dakota War of 1862 battles in New Ulm