Powder River Battles of 1865
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The Powder River Battles of 1865 were a series of U.S. Army campaigns against Native American tribes in the Powder River region during the final year of the American Civil War, aimed at securing control over key hunting grounds and travel routes.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army operation
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conflict involving Native Americans ⓘ military campaign ⓘ |
| affected |
Lakota hunting grounds
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Northern Plains bison ranges ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Arapaho
NERFINISHED
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Lakota Sioux NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Cheyenne NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
United States Army ⓘ |
| cause |
conflict over hunting grounds
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expansion of U.S. control in the Northern Plains ⓘ protection of emigrant and freight routes ⓘ |
| commander |
General Patrick Edward Connor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Patrick E. Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictDuring | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType |
cavalry campaign
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frontier warfare ⓘ |
| endTime | 1865-09 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Red Cloud's War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Battle of Dry Fork
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Platte Bridge Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Powder River (1865) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Red Buttes NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Wolf Creek (1865) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Tongue River (1865) NERFINISHED ⓘ Powder River Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th-century United States history ⓘ |
| location |
Dakota Territory
NERFINISHED
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Powder River Country NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Wyoming ⓘ |
| notableFor |
campaign in remote Northern Plains theater
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scorched-earth tactics against Native villages ⓘ |
| objective |
destroy Native American villages and resources
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disrupt Native American resistance ⓘ protect overland travel routes ⓘ secure control of Powder River region ⓘ |
| partOf |
American Indian Wars
NERFINISHED
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Great Sioux War era conflicts ⓘ Powder River War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Sand Creek Massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
continued Native American resistance
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inconclusive ⓘ |
| startTime | 1865-07 ⓘ |
| usedMilitaryUnit |
Powder River Expedition columns
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U.S. regular infantry units ⓘ volunteer cavalry regiments ⓘ |
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