Battle of Wood Lake

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The Battle of Wood Lake was a decisive 1862 clash in Minnesota between U.S. forces and Dakota warriors that effectively ended major fighting in the Dakota War of 1862.

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Battle of Wood Lake canonical 2
Battle of Wood Lake, Minnesota 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Wood Lake, Minnesota ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Wood Lake
belligerent Dakota (Eastern Dakota / Santee Sioux) ⓘ
linked to: Sisseton Dakota

United States Army ⓘ
casualties Dakota warriors suffered heavier casualties ⓘ
U.S. forces suffered relatively light casualties ⓘ
combatant Dakota warriors ⓘ
United States ⓘ
commander Chief Little Crow ⓘ
Chief Mankato (Blue Earth) ⓘ
linked to: Mdewakanton Dakota

Henry Hastings Sibley ⓘ
conflict Dakota War of 1862 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 1862-09-23 ⓘ
followedBy surrender of many Dakota at Camp Release ⓘ
historicalPeriod American Civil War era ⓘ
location Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota ⓘ
near Wood Lake, Minnesota ⓘ
opponentOf Henry Hastings Sibley ⓘ
Little Crow ⓘ
outcome decisive U.S. victory ⓘ
partOf American Indian Wars ⓘ
Dakota War of 1862 ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Birch Coulee ⓘ
relatedEvent Dakota War of 1862 mass trials ⓘ
subsequent U.S.–Dakota treaties and land cessions ⓘ
result United States victory ⓘ
significance effectively ended major fighting in the Dakota War of 1862 ⓘ
last major battle of the Dakota War of 1862 ⓘ
theater Minnesota frontier ⓘ
year 1862 ⓘ

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Dakota War of 1862 → notableEvent → Battle of Wood Lake ⓘ
Battle of Birch Coulee → followedBy → Battle of Wood Lake ⓘ
Battle of Wood Lake → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Wood Lake, Minnesota ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Wood Lake