Battle of the Powder River

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:after_action_report Filed by Colonel Reynolds
gptkbp:aftermath Increased tensions between Native Americans and settlers
gptkbp:casualties Native American forces: unknown
U. S. Army: 2 killed, 10 wounded
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:Lakota_Sioux
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Chief_Crazy_Horse
gptkb:Colonel_Joseph_J._Reynolds
gptkbp:commemoration Not widely commemorated
gptkbp:cultural_impact Portrayed in literature and film
gptkbp:date March 17, 1876
gptkbp:duration 1 day
gptkbp:economic_policy gptkb:Indian_Removal_Act
gptkb:Manifest_Destiny
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_the_Rosebud
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the U. S. government's efforts to subdue Native American tribes
gptkbp:historical_documentation Included in military archives
Chronicled in Native American oral histories
gptkbp:historical_figures Documented by various historians
gptkbp:historical_interpretation Native American resistance
Varied perspectives on U. S. actions
gptkbp:historical_significance Highlighted the ongoing conflict between U. S. expansion and Native American sovereignty
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Powder River
gptkbp:impact_on_native_american_tribes Loss of territory
Displacement of communities
gptkbp:impact_on_u._s._military Increased military presence in the West
Development of new tactics against Native Americans
gptkbp:involved_countries gptkb:Lakota
gptkb:Cheyenne
gptkbp:involved_forces Lakota and Cheyenne warriors
Approximately 1,000 U. S. troops
gptkbp:issues Examined in military history studies
Discussed in Native American studies.
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future military engagements with Native Americans
gptkbp:location gptkb:Powder_River,_Wyoming
gptkbp:military_strategy Divide and conquer
Use of scouts
gptkbp:outcome U. S. forces pushed Native Americans from the area
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Great_Sioux_War_of_1876
gptkbp:predecessor Fetterman Fight
gptkbp:primary_source Military records
Eyewitness accounts
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_the_Washita_River
gptkb:Battle_of_Little_Bighorn
gptkbp:result United States victory
gptkbp:significance First major engagement of the Great Sioux War
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of the Powder River area
gptkbp:tactics_used Cavalry charges
Ambushes by Native American forces
gptkbp:type skirmish
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:General_George_Crook
gptkb:General_Alfred_H._Terry
gptkb:General_Alfred_Terry
gptkb:Red_Cloud's_War
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5