Battle of Killdeer Mountain
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The Battle of Killdeer Mountain (also known as the Battle of Tahkahokuty Mountain) took place during Brig. Gen. Alfred Sully's expedition against the Sioux in Dakota Territory July 28–29, 1864. The location of the battleground is in modern Dunn County, North Dakota. With a total of more than 4,000 soldiers involved in the total operation, and more than 2,000 in the battle, Sully's expedition was the largest ever carried out by the U.S. army against Native Americans.[3]
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Battle of Killdeer Mountain | |||||||
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Part of Sioux Wars, American Civil War | |||||||
Killdeer Mountain battlefield | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States of America | Lakota, Yanktonai, Santee Dakota | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Alfred Sully |
Gall Sitting Bull Inkpaduta | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
2,200[1] | 1,600 or more | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
5 dead, 10 wounded.[2] | 31 dead possibly more |
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