Battle of New Ulm

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The Battle of New Ulm was a key 1862 clash during the U.S.–Dakota War in which Dakota forces attacked the frontier town of New Ulm, Minnesota, leading to intense fighting and the town’s partial evacuation and fortification.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Siege of New Ulm ⓘ
linked to: Battle of New Ulm
belligerent Dakota (Eastern Dakota) forces ⓘ
Euro-American settlers ⓘ
Minnesota militia ⓘ
local volunteers ⓘ
cause failure of U.S. authorities to deliver annuity payments and supplies ⓘ
land dispossession of Dakota people ⓘ
tensions over treaties between Dakota and United States ⓘ
conflict U.S.–Dakota War of 1862 ⓘ
linked to: Dakota War of 1862
country United States ⓘ
date 1862 ⓘ
followedBy further U.S. military campaigns against Dakota ⓘ
hasLocation Brown County, Minnesota ⓘ
Minnesota ⓘ
New Ulm, Minnesota ⓘ
historicalRegion American frontier ⓘ
impact contributed to harsh U.S. reprisals against Dakota ⓘ
heightened fear among Minnesota settlers ⓘ
ledTo construction of defensive barricades in New Ulm ⓘ
displacement of settlers from the surrounding area ⓘ
increased military presence in the region ⓘ
memorializedBy historic markers in New Ulm ⓘ
local commemorations in New Ulm ⓘ
notableFor civilian involvement in defense ⓘ
intense close-quarters fighting ⓘ
large-scale evacuation under fire ⓘ
symbolic importance in Minnesota history ⓘ
opponent Dakota warriors ⓘ
settler defenders ⓘ
partiallyEvacuated New Ulm ⓘ
linked to: New Ulm, Minnesota
partOf Dakota–United States conflicts ⓘ
linked to: Dakota War of 1862

U.S.–Dakota War of 1862 ⓘ
linked to: Dakota War of 1862
partOfCampaign Dakota attacks on Minnesota River Valley settlements in 1862 ⓘ
precededBy initial Dakota attacks on nearby farms and settlements ⓘ
result Dakota tactical success in initial attacks ⓘ
eventual evacuation of most civilians from New Ulm ⓘ
fortification of New Ulm ⓘ
heavy damage to buildings in New Ulm ⓘ
significant destruction of the town ⓘ
studiedIn Minnesota state history ⓘ
histories of the U.S.–Dakota War of 1862 ⓘ
timePeriod American Civil War era ⓘ
linked to: American Civil War
typeOfAction Dakota attack on a fortified town ⓘ
siege-like urban fighting ⓘ
wasAttackOn frontier town of New Ulm ⓘ

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Battle of Fort Ridgely → followedBy → Battle of New Ulm ⓘ
New Ulm, Minnesota → hasHistoricEvent → U.S.–Dakota War of 1862 battles in New Ulm ⓘ
linked to: Battle of New Ulm
Battle of New Ulm → alsoKnownAs → Siege of New Ulm ⓘ
linked to: Battle of New Ulm