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COMMANDER // 1831–1890

Sitting Bull

traditional leader or chiefUnited States5 battles2 wars

Lifespan

1831 – 1890

184018501860187018801890Sioux Wars · 1854-1891Great Sioux War of 1876 · 1876-1877Battle of Dead Buffalo Lake — July 26, 1863 · Teton and Santee Sioux · Sioux WarsBattle of Killdeer Mountain — July 28, 1864 · Lakota · Sioux WarsBattle of the Badlands — August 7, 1864 · Hunkpapa · Sioux WarsBattle of Cedar Creek — October 21, 1876 · Sioux · Great Sioux War of 1876Battle of the Little Bighorn — June 25, 1876 · Lakota · Great Sioux War of 1876

Active service 1863–1876 — 5 battles across 2 wars; first command at age 32.

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Battles (5)

Last verified June 2026
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