Reynolds’ Battle

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Reynolds’ Battle is an 1876 engagement of the Great Sioux War in which U.S. Army forces under Colonel Joseph J. Reynolds attacked a Northern Cheyenne and Oglala Lakota village along the Powder River in present-day Montana.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
event of the Great Sioux War of 1876 ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Powder River ⓘ
Battle of the Powder River ⓘ
belligerent Northern Cheyenne ⓘ
Oglala Lakota ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
campaignSeason winter campaign of 1876 ⓘ
category Battles involving Native Americans ⓘ
Battles involving the United States ⓘ
Conflicts in 1876 ⓘ
Great Sioux War of 1876 battles ⓘ
commander Joseph J. Reynolds ⓘ
commanderForNativeForces Crazy Horse ⓘ
commanderForUnitedStates Joseph J. Reynolds ⓘ
conflict Great Sioux War of 1876 ⓘ
countryAtTime United States ⓘ
date 1876-03-17 ⓘ
endDate 1876-03-17 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of the Little Bighorn ⓘ
Battle of the Rosebud ⓘ
hasPartOfConflict Great Sioux War of 1876 ⓘ
historicalEra American Indian Wars ⓘ
involvedTribes Northern Cheyenne ⓘ
Oglala Lakota ⓘ
Sioux ⓘ
linked to: Sioux people
location Powder River ⓘ
Wyoming Territory ⓘ
present-day Montana ⓘ
militaryBranchUS U.S. Cavalry ⓘ
notableAspect U.S. forces attacked a large Native American village in winter conditions ⓘ
first major engagement of the Great Sioux War of 1876 ⓘ
objectiveOfUSForces attack and destroy a Northern Cheyenne and Oglala Lakota village ⓘ
outcomeDetail U.S. forces withdrew after capturing and destroying some Native property ⓘ
partOfCampaign Great Sioux War campaign of 1876 ⓘ
precededBy U.S. winter campaign preparations of 1875–1876 ⓘ
region present-day southeastern Montana ⓘ
result Native American victory ⓘ
river Powder River ⓘ
significance contributed to escalating hostilities leading to the Battle of the Little Bighorn ⓘ
startDate 1876-03-17 ⓘ
territorialContext occured in the Powder River country ⓘ
theater Northern Plains ⓘ
linked to: Great Plains
USCommanderFullName Joseph Jones Reynolds ⓘ
USCommanderRank Colonel ⓘ
year 1876 ⓘ

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