Battle of Cedar Creek

Overview

The Battle of Cedar Creek occurred on October 21, 1876, in the Montana Territory between the United States Army and a force of Lakota Sioux Native Americans during the Great Sioux War of 1876. The battle broke out after talks between Colonel Nelson A. Miles and Chief Sitting Bull broke down, and ended with the surrender of 400 Lakota lodges to Miles six days later.

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Significance

The supplied overview describes the Battle of Cedar Creek as fought on October 19, 1864, during the American Civil War — a different battle, war, and date than the Great Sioux War engagement of October 21, 1876 listed here. The structured facts name Sitting Bull and Nelson A. Miles as commanders and place the battle within the Great Sioux War of 1876, but the overview text does not address this engagement. Insufficient grounded information is available to characterize the significance of the 1876 Battle of Cedar Creek.

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