Battle of the Hundred in the Hand

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The Battle of the Hundred in the Hand was a major 1866 clash during Red Cloud’s War in which Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors annihilated a U.S. Army detachment near Fort Phil Kearny in present-day Wyoming.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
engagement of Red Cloud's War
associatedWith Fort Phil Kearny National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED
belligerent Arapaho NERFINISHED
Lakota NERFINISHED
Northern Cheyenne NERFINISHED
United States Army
cause Native resistance to U.S. forts and travel through hunting grounds
U.S. Army efforts to protect the Bozeman Trail
combatantSide Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors on the other side
United States Army on one side
conflict Red Cloud's War NERFINISHED
conflictScope regional conflict over control of the Powder River country
conflictType Native American–United States military engagement
countryAtTime United States NERFINISHED
date 1866
describedAs major clash of Red Cloud's War
historicalPeriod American Indian Wars NERFINISHED
historicalRegion American West NERFINISHED
involvedEthnicGroup Arapaho NERFINISHED
Lakota Sioux NERFINISHED
Northern Cheyenne NERFINISHED
location near Fort Phil Kearny
present-day Wyoming
nativeForcesType mounted warriors
near Fort Phil Kearny NERFINISHED
opponent U.S. Army detachment NERFINISHED
opposingForceType U.S. cavalry and infantry detachment
partOf American Indian Wars NERFINISHED
Red Cloud's War NERFINISHED
result Native American victory
annihilation of a U.S. Army detachment
significance one of the notable defeats of U.S. forces in Red Cloud's War
theater Powder River Country NERFINISHED
year 1866

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Fetterman Fight alsoKnownAs Battle of the Hundred in the Hand