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COMMANDER // 1810–1863

Chief Little Crow

United States4 battles1 war

Lifespan

1810 – 1863

181018201830184018501860Dakota War of 1862 · 1862Battle of Fort Ridgely — August 20, 1862 · Santee Sioux · Dakota War of 1862Battle of Lower Sioux Agency — August 18, 1862 · Santee Sioux · Dakota War of 1862Battle of Wood Lake — September 23, 1862 · Santee Sioux · Dakota War of 1862Battles of New Ulm — August 19, 1862 · Santee Sioux · Dakota War of 1862

Active service 1862 — 4 battles across 1 war; first command at age 52.

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Little Crow III was a Wahpekute Dakota chief who led a faction of the Dakota in a five-week war against the United States in 1862.

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Battles (4)

Last verified June 2026
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