Battle of the Tongue River Campaign

GPTKB entity

Properties (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military battle
gptkbp:aftermath Increased_tensions_between_U.S._government_and_Native_Americans
gptkbp:casualties Lakota_Sioux:_20_killed,_30_wounded
U.S._Army:_2_killed,_10_wounded
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:Lakota_Sioux
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Chief_Red_Cloud
gptkb:General_Patrick_Connor
gptkbp:date July 1865
July 30, 1865
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Battle_of_the_Little_Bighorn
gptkbp:historicalContext Post-Civil War expansionism
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Highlighted_U.S._military_strategies_against_Native_American_tribes.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Tongue River Campaign
gptkbp:location gptkb:Tongue_River,_Montana
gptkb:Montana_Territory
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:outcome Forced_retreat_of_Lakota_forces
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Indian_Wars
gptkbp:precededBy Battle of the Rosebud
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Phil_Kearny
Fetterman Fight
gptkbp:result Decisive_victory_for_the_United_States
gptkbp:significance Part_of_the_Powder_River_Expedition
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control_of_the_Powder_River_region
gptkbp:tactics Surprise attack