Battle of Fort Robinson

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cheyenne
gptkbp:activities Detailed analysis of the battle
gptkbp:aftermath Cheyenne surrender
gptkbp:casualties Northern Cheyenne: 20 killed, many wounded
U. S. Army: 1 killed, 2 wounded
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:Northern_Cheyenne
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Lewis
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Great_Sioux_War
gptkb:Black_Hills_War
gptkbp:cultural_impact Portrayal in literature
Portrayal in film
gptkbp:date January 9, 1879
gptkbp:duration 1 day
gptkbp:event_type gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:historical_context Post-Civil War expansionism
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Chief_Sitting_Bull
gptkb:Captain_John_W._Mc_Kinney
gptkb:Chief_Crazy_Horse
gptkb:General_Nelson_A._Miles
gptkb:General_Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:Colonel_John_G._Bourke
gptkb:Lieutenant_Charles_A._Woodruff
gptkb:Lieutenant_John_W._Mc_Kinney
gptkb:Lieutenant_William_H._Mc_Culloch
gptkb:Major_William_R._Smith
gptkbp:historical_significance End of armed resistance in the region
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Fort Robinson
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:5th_Infantry_Regiment
gptkb:10th_Cavalry_Regiment
gptkb:Northern_Cheyenne_warriors
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Reenactments
Historical markers
gptkbp:legacy Symbol of Native American resistance
gptkbp:location gptkb:Fort_Robinson,_Nebraska
gptkbp:military_strategy Encirclement
Flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:General_George_Crook
gptkb:Chief_Dull_Knife
gptkbp:outcome Cheyenne retreat
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Indian_Wars
gptkbp:primary_source Military reports
Eyewitness accounts
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Red_River_War
gptkbp:result U. S. victory
gptkbp:significance Last major battle of the Indian Wars
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of Cheyenne tribes
Subduing Native American tribes
gptkbp:tactics Surprise attack