Battle of Big Mound

Overview

The Battle of Big Mound was a United States Army victory in July 1863 over the Santee Sioux Indians allied with some Yankton, Yanktonai and Teton Sioux in Dakota Territory.

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Significance

The Battle of Big Mound was a United States Army victory in July 1863 over Santee Sioux forces allied with Yankton, Yanktonai, and Teton Sioux in Dakota Territory. The engagement took place under the command of Henry Hastings Sibley and brought a sizable U.S. force of over two thousand troops against an estimated one thousand to fifteen hundred Sioux fighters led in part by Inkpaduta. The battle represented part of the broader U.S. military campaign to suppress Sioux resistance in the region following earlier conflict, extending pressure into Dakota Territory against a coalition of Sioux bands.

Forces & casualties

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