A chronological list of the important events for
the topic "Cheyenne"
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1864Indian WarsIndian Wars Indian Wars is the name used by historians in the United States [i] to describe a series of conflicts be ...
: Sand Creek Massacre - ColoradoColorado Colorado is a state [i] in the western United States [i]. ...
volunteers led by Colonel John Chivington massacre at least 400 Cheyenne and Arapahoe noncombatants at Sand Creek, Colorado (where they had been given permission to camp).
1868Indian WarsIndian Wars Indian Wars is the name used by historians in the United States [i] to describe a series of conflicts be ...
: Battle of Washita River - In the early morning, United States ArmyUnited States Army The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States armed forces [i] ...
Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong CusterGeorge Armstrong Custer George Armstrong Custer was a United States Army [i] cavalry [i] commander in the American Civil War [i] ...
leads an attack on a band of peaceful Cheyenne living on reservation land with Chief Black Kettle, killing 103 Cheyenne (later regarded as the first substantial US victory in the war).
1875Indian WarsIndian Wars Indian Wars is the name used by historians in the United States [i] to describe a series of conflicts be ...
: In Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. is the capital [i] city [i] of the United States of America [i]. ...
, Indian Inspector E.C. Watkins issues a report stating that hundreds of SiouxSioux The Sioux are a Native American [i] people. ...
and Cheyenne associated with Sitting BullSitting Bull Sitting Bull, .Native American [i] medicine man [i] and leader of ...
and Crazy HorseCrazy Horse Crazy Horse, was a respected member of the Oglala Sioux [i] Native American [i] ...
are hostile to the United StatesUnited States The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., a...
(the Battle of the Little BighornBattle of the Little Bighorn The Battle of the Little Bighorn — which is also called Custer's Last Stand [i] a ...
was fought in MontanaMontana Montana is a state [i] in the Pacific Northwest [i] and Great Plains [i] regions of the United States [i] ...
the next year).
1876Indian WarsIndian Wars Indian Wars is the name used by historians in the United States [i] to describe a series of conflicts be ...
: Battle of the Rosebud - 1,500 SiouxSioux The Sioux are a Native American [i] people. ...
and Cheyenne led by Crazy HorseCrazy Horse Crazy Horse, was a respected member of the Oglala Sioux [i] Native American [i] ...
beat back General George CrookGeorge Crook George Crook was a career U.S. Army [i] officer, most noted for his distinguished service during the American Civil War [i] ...
forces at Rosebud Creek in Montana Territory.
1876 Indian Wars: Battle of the Little BighornBattle of the Little Bighorn The Battle of the Little Bighorn — which is also called Custer's Last Stand [i] a ...
. Lieutenant colonel George Armstrong CusterGeorge Armstrong Custer George Armstrong Custer was a United States Army [i] cavalry [i] commander in the American Civil War [i] ...
of the US 7th Cavalry Regiment leads a unit of 300 men in battle against the allied forces of LakotaLakota The Lakota are a Native American [i] tribe. ...
, Cheyenne and Arapaho, counting 5000 men under the leadership of Sitting BullSitting Bull Sitting Bull, .Native American [i] medicine man [i] and leader of ...
and Crazy HorseCrazy Horse Crazy Horse, was a respected member of the Oglala Sioux [i] Native American [i] ...
. The latter emerge victorious.
1876Indian WarsIndian Wars Indian Wars is the name used by historians in the United States [i] to describe a series of conflicts be ...
: In retaliation for the dramatic AmericanUnited States The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., a...
defeat at the Battle of the Little BighornBattle of the Little Bighorn The Battle of the Little Bighorn — which is also called Custer's Last Stand [i] a ...
, United States ArmyUnited States Army The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States armed forces [i] ...
troops under General Ranald S. Mackenzie sack Chief Dull Knife's sleeping Cheyenne village at the headwaters of the Powder River (the soldiers destroyed all of the villager's winter food and clothing and then slashed their ponies' throats).
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