Mackenzie’s Raid

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Mackenzie’s Raid, also known as the Dull Knife Fight, was an 1876 U.S. Army cavalry attack led by Colonel Ranald S. Mackenzie against a Northern Cheyenne village during the Great Sioux War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the Great Sioux War of 1876 ⓘ
cavalry raid ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
action burning of Cheyenne lodges ⓘ
capture of horses and supplies ⓘ
surprise dawn attack on a Cheyenne village ⓘ
associatedPeople Northern Cheyenne of Dull Knife’s band ⓘ
linked to: Northern Cheyenne
associatedPerson Dull Knife ⓘ
belligerent Northern Cheyenne ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
commander Ranald S. Mackenzie ⓘ
commanderFor United States Army ⓘ
conflict Great Sioux War of 1876 ⓘ
consequence Northern Cheyenne forced to flee on foot in winter conditions ⓘ
severe hardship for Dull Knife’s band ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date November 25, 1876 ⓘ
ethnicGroupTargeted Northern Cheyenne ⓘ
hasAlias Battle of the Red Fork of the Powder River ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Dry Fork

Dull Knife Fight ⓘ
Mackenzie’s November 1876 raid ⓘ
hasCategory Battles involving the Cheyenne ⓘ
Battles of the Great Sioux War of 1876 ⓘ
Conflicts in 1876 ⓘ
historicalPeriod American Indian Wars ⓘ
involvedUnit 4th U.S. Cavalry ⓘ
infantry and Indian scouts attached to Mackenzie’s command ⓘ
ledBy Colonel Ranald S. Mackenzie ⓘ
ledByRank Colonel ⓘ
location Wyoming Territory ⓘ
near the Red Fork of the Powder River ⓘ
militaryBranch U.S. Cavalry ⓘ
namedAfter Ranald S. Mackenzie ⓘ
notableFor devastating impact on Northern Cheyenne noncombatants ⓘ
use of surprise and mobility by U.S. cavalry ⓘ
opponent Northern Cheyenne village ⓘ
opposingCommander Dull Knife ⓘ
opposingCommanderFor Northern Cheyenne ⓘ
outcome destruction of a Northern Cheyenne winter village ⓘ
partOf Great Sioux War of 1876 ⓘ
precededBy earlier U.S. defeats in the Great Sioux War of 1876 ⓘ
region Powder River Country ⓘ
relatedCampaign U.S. winter campaigns of 1876–1877 ⓘ
result United States victory ⓘ
target Northern Cheyenne winter encampment ⓘ
theater Northern Plains ⓘ
linked to: Great Plains
typeOfWarfare frontier warfare ⓘ
year 1876 ⓘ

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Dull Knife Fight → alsoKnownAs → Mackenzie’s Raid ⓘ