The Battle of Slim Buttes was fought on September 9–10, 1876, in the Dakota Territory between the United States Army and Miniconjou Sioux during the Black Hills War. It marked the first significant victory for the army since the stunning defeat of George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of Little Bighorn in June. The Black Hills War was a United States civil war between the Lakota Native American tribe and the United States government from 1876 until 1877. ... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... September 10 is the 253rd day of the Gregorian calendar (254th in leap years). ... 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Dakota Territory was the name of the northernmost part of the Louisiana Purchase of the United States. ... Miniconjou are a Native American people constituting a subdivision of the Lakota Sioux, who formerly inhabited an area from the Black Hills in South Dakota to the Platte River, with a present-day population in west-central South Dakota. ... An Emil Hoas Production For the helicopter H-13 Sioux, see Bell 47 Wahktageli (Coward Warrior), a Yankton Sex chief (Karl Bodmer) Funeral scaffold of a Sioux chief (Karl Bodmer) Horse racing of the Sioux Indians (Karl Bodmer) The Sioux (IPA ) are a Native American people. ... American Horse (c. ... For other uses, see Crazy Horse (disambiguation). ... Portrait of George Crook George Crook (September 8, 1828 – March 21, 1890) was a career U.S. Army officer, most noted for his distinguished service during the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. ... The Black Hills War was a United States civil war between the Lakota Native American tribe and the United States government from 1876 until 1877. ... 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Battle of Warbonnet Creek Conflict Black Hills War, Indian Wars Date July 17, 1876 Place Nebraska Result U.S. victory The Battle of Warbonnet Creek was at most a skirmish characterised by the duel between Buffalo Bill Cody and Yellow Hand and the battle is often referred to as the... Combatants Lakota United States Army Shoshone Crow Commanders Sitting Bull Nelson A. Miles Strength ~300 warriors 398 Casualties 5 dead unknown wounded 0 dead 2 wounded The Battle of Cedar Creek (also called Big Dry Creek or Big Dry River) occurred on October 21, 1876, in the Montana Territory between... Combatants Cheyenne United States Pawnee Commanders Dull Knife Little Wolf Ranald S. Mackenzie Strength 400 1,000 Casualties 40 killed ? wounded 6 killed 26 wounded The Dull Knife Fight was given its name from Chief Dull Knife, who led the Cheyenne warriors during the battle. ... Combatants Lakota Cheyenne United States Army Shoshone Crow Commanders Crazy Horse Two Moons Nelson A. 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Following the Little Bighorn debacle, Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, commanding the Department of Missouri, ordered the U.S. Army to convince the hostile Indians to return to their reservations. Generals Alfred Terry and George Crook took up an unsuccessful summer chase of the Sioux. As the campaign continued into fall, General Crook’s column found itself running out of supplies, and the general ordered his men to go on half rations. Soon, many of the men resorted to eating horseflesh. Unexpectedly, as part of the column under Capt. Anson Mills was attempting to reach the mining towns of the Black Hills to find supplies, the command stumbled onto the Miniconjou Sioux village of American Horse. Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German Generalmajor Insignia Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ... Philip Sheridan Philip Henry Sheridan (March 6, 1831 – August 5, 1888), a military man and one of the great generals in the American Civil War. ... Alfred Howe Terry (November 10, 1827 - December 16, 1890) was a American Civil War general and the military commander of the Dakota Territory from 1866 to 1869 and again from 1872 to 1886. ... Portrait of George Crook George Crook (September 8, 1828 – March 21, 1890) was a career U.S. Army officer, most noted for his distinguished service during the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. ... The Black Hills The Black Hills are a small, isolated mountain range rising from the Great Plains of North America in western South Dakota and extending into Wyoming, USA. Set off from the main body of the Rocky Mountains, the region is somewhat of a geological anomaly—accurately described as... American Horse (c. ...

On the evening of September 8, 1876, near the present town of Reva, South Dakota, Mills’s 150 troopers from the 3rd U.S. Cavalry surrounded the village of 37 lodges and attacked it the next morning, shooting anyone who resisted. Taken by surprise, the Indians fled, with a mortally wounded American Horse (elder) and fifteen women and children hiding in a nearby cave. Having refused treatment by the army surgeons after surrendering, American Horse eventually died, as well as two women and one child. One Indian boy was found alive in the village, having slept through the initial fighting. Those Sioux who escaped spread the word to neighboring Sans Arc, Brulé and Cheyenne villages, telling Crazy Horse and other leaders that they had encountered 100-150 soldiers. Unknown to them, Crook's main column of infantry, artillery, and other cavalry had since arrived. Reva is an unincorporated community located in Harding County, South Dakota. ... American Horse (c. ... Part of indian genealogy tree (more informations at http://www. ... Cheyenne lodges with buffalo meat drying, 1870 For other uses, see Cheyenne (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Crazy Horse (disambiguation). ... Infantry of the Royal Irish Rifles during the Battle of the Somme in World War I. Infantry are soldiers who fight primarily on foot with small arms in organized military units, though they may be transported to the battlefield by horses, ships, automobiles, skis, or other means. ... Artillery with Gabion fortification Cannons on display at Fort Point Continental Artillery crew from the American Revolution Firing of an 18-pound gun, Louis-Philippe Crepin, (1772 – 1851) A forge-welded Iron Cannon in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. ...

Crazy Horse and 600-800 warriors quickly rode 10 miles northward towards American Horse's village, set in a depression among several hills. They reached an overlook, where they saw much larger than expected numbers of well-armed soldiers surrounding the village. From their positions atop the bluffs, the warriors opened fire, causing Crook to immediately form a defensive perimeter around his horses and mules. The general soon ordered the village to be set ablaze. Crook sent forward a strong line of skirmishers, with four companies of infantry in the lead, followed by dismounted troopers from three cavalry regiments. After a 45-minute steady firefight, the advancing soldiers drove most of the warriors from their hilltop positions. A few Sioux held their ground, even charging the perimeter of the 3rd Cavalry at one point, but were eventually chased away. For other uses, see Crazy Horse (disambiguation). ...

The soldiers seized 110 ponies in the village, as well as a supply of dried meat that was divided among Crook's ill and wounded men. Of emotional interest to the cavalrymen, they recovered a number of artifacts of the Battle of Little Bighorn, including a 7th Cavalry guidon from Company I, the bloody gloves of slain Capt. Myles Keogh, government-issued guns and ammunition, and other related items. In the United States Army, a guidon is a military standard that company-sized elements carry to signify their unit designation and corps affiliation. ... Myles W. Keogh Myles Walter Keogh (March 25, 1840 – June 25, 1876) was an Irish soldier who was also an American Civil War military officer and later a member of the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment during the Indian Wars of the 1870s. ...

On September 10, Crook led his famished force away from the smoldering village, headed for the Black Hills and the promised food and supplies. The Sioux kept up a running fight with his troops for the next few days, before Crook finally made it to a supply column on September 15. The fighting at Slim Buttes cost the lives of two cavalrymen and one of Crook's civilian scouts, Charles "Buffalo Chips" White, as well as at least 10 Sioux.

The army continued to seek out the remaining Indian encampments. Further significant battles were fought on November 25 with Dull Knife and Wild Hog on the Red Fork of the Powder River (the so-called Dull Knife Fight),and on January 8 with Crazy Horse at Wolf Mountain. Other assaults during the fall and winter convinced most of the Sioux and Cheyenne of the futility of fighting the soldiers. In May 1877, Crazy Horse surrendered at Fort Robinson and Sitting Bull led his remaining followers into Canada. Chief Dull Knife was a great chief to the Cheyenne people during the 19th century. ... Powder River The Powder River is a a tributary of the Yellowstone River, approximately 375 mi (603 km) long in the southeastern Montana and northeastern Wyoming in the United States. ... Combatants Cheyenne United States Pawnee Commanders Dull Knife Little Wolf Ranald S. Mackenzie Strength 400 1,000 Casualties 40 killed ? wounded 6 killed 26 wounded The Dull Knife Fight was given its name from Chief Dull Knife, who led the Cheyenne warriors during the battle. ... Combatants Lakota Cheyenne United States Army Shoshone Crow Commanders Crazy Horse Two Moons Nelson A. Miles Strength ~500 436 Casualties 3 dead unknown wounded 2 dead 7 wounded The Battle of Wolf Mountain (also known the Battle of the Wolf Mountains, Miless Battle on the Tongue River, and the... Fort Robinson is a former U. S. Army post and a present-day state park in the Pine Ridge region of northwest Nebraska. ... Portrait of Sitting Bull taken in 1885 by D. F. Barry Sitting Bull (Sioux: Tatanka Iyotake or Tatanka Iyotanka or Ta-Tanka I-Yotank, first named Slon-he, Slow), (c. ...

The Slim Buttes battle site is on private land. A nearby monument commemorates the fighting.

Order of Battle

Sioux

• American Horse's band of Miniconjou Sioux (37 lodges; perhaps 30-40 warriors)
• Crazy Horse's mixed band of Sans Arcs, Brule, and others (600-800)

U.S. Army

• 2nd U.S. Cavalry – Troops A, B, D, E, and I
• U.S. 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment – Troops A, B, C, D, E, F, G, I, L, and M: Capt. Anson Mills
• 5th U.S. Cavalry – Troops A, B, C, D, E, F, G, I, K, and M: Lt. Col. Eugene A. Carr
• U.S. 4th Infantry Regiment – Companies D, F, and G
• U.S. 9th Infantry Regiment – Companies C, G, and H
• U.S. 14th Infantry Regiment – Companies B, C, F, and I

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References

• Werner, Fred H., The Slim Buttes Battle, San Luis Obispo, CA: Werner Publications, 1981. ISBN 0-933147-01-5.
• National Park Service description of Slim Buttes
• American Indian Relief Council description of Slim Buttes
• The History Net: The Last Stand of Crazy Horse