Battle of the Rosebud

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The Battle of the Rosebud was an 1876 engagement in the Montana Territory where U.S. forces under General George Crook were checked by a coalition of Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne warriors led by Crazy Horse, helping set the stage for the Battle of the Little Bighorn.

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Battle of the Rosebud canonical 6
Battle of Rosebud Creek 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Battle of Rosebud Creek
Rosebud Battlefield
Rosebud Fight
combatant Lakota Sioux
linked to: Sioux people

Northern Arapaho
linked to: Arapaho people

Northern Cheyenne
United States
United States Army
commemoratedBy Rosebud Battlefield State Park
linked to: Rosebud Battlefield
conflictIn Great Sioux War of 1876–77
followedBy Battle of the Little Bighorn
hasBelligerentStrength about 1,300 U.S. soldiers and scouts
about 1,500 Native American warriors
hasCasualties Native American forces: dozens killed and wounded
U.S. forces: dozens killed and wounded
hasCommander Crazy Horse
George Crook
Little Hawk
Two Moon
Young Two Moon
linked to: Two Moon
hasDate 1876-06-17
hasLocation Montana Territory
Rosebud Creek
present-day Montana
hasModernLocationStatus U.S. National Historic Landmark
listed on the National Register of Historic Places
hasOutcomeDetail Crook did not link up with other U.S. columns before the Battle of the Little Bighorn
George Crook withdrew to his base on Goose Creek after the battle
hasResult strategic Native American victory
tactical stalemate
hasSignificance checked George Crook’s advance toward the Little Bighorn
demonstrated effective Native American coalition warfare
helped set the stage for the Battle of the Little Bighorn
hasTacticalFeature coordinated attacks by Lakota and Cheyenne warriors
extensive use of dismounted skirmish lines by U.S. troops
series of scattered, running fights over broken terrain
hasTheater Northern Plains
linked to: Great Plains
hasYear 1876
involvesEthnicGroup Hunkpapa Lakota
Miniconjou Lakota
Northern Cheyenne warriors
linked to: Cheyenne people

Oglala Lakota
partOf Great Sioux War of 1876
precededBy Battle of Powder River (1876)
tookPlaceNear Tongue River
present-day Rosebud County, Montana

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Great Sioux War of 1876 notableBattle Battle of the Rosebud
Crazy Horse participantIn Battle of the Rosebud
Battle of the Rosebud alsoKnownAs Battle of Rosebud Creek
linked to: Battle of the Rosebud
Battle of the Powder River (1876) followedBy Battle of the Rosebud
Battle of the Powder River (1876) relatedTo Battle of the Rosebud
Battle of the Tongue River (1876) followedBy Battle of the Rosebud
Dull Knife participatedIn Battle of the Rosebud