Battle of the Tongue River (1876)

Target entity: Battle of the Tongue River (1876)
Context triple: [Great Sioux War of 1876, notableBattle, Battle of the Tongue River (1876)]

• A. Battle of the Powder River (1876)
  The Battle of the Powder River (1876) was an early engagement of the Great Sioux War in which U.S. Army forces attacked a Northern Cheyenne and Oglala Lakota village in present-day Montana, setting the stage for subsequent conflicts like the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
• B. Battle of the Little Bighorn
  The Battle of the Little Bighorn was an 1876 clash in which Lakota Sioux, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors decisively defeated Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer’s 7th U.S. Cavalry, becoming a symbol of Native American resistance to U.S. expansion.
• C. Cibecue Creek battle
  The Cibecue Creek battle was an 1881 clash in Arizona Territory between U.S. Army forces and White Mountain Apache that marked a major turning point in the Apache Wars by intensifying resistance and mistrust on both sides.
• D. Fetterman Fight
  The Fetterman Fight was an 1866 battle near Fort Phil Kearny in which Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors annihilated a U.S. Army detachment, marking one of the worst military defeats for the United States on the Great Plains prior to the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
• E. Battle of Fort Ridgely
  The Battle of Fort Ridgely was a key 1862 clash in Minnesota during the U.S.–Dakota War, in which Dakota forces attacked a U.S. Army fort but were ultimately repelled, helping to secure settler strongholds in the region.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Battle of the Tongue River (1876)
Target entity description: The Battle of the Tongue River (1876) was a U.S. Army attack led by General George Crook against a Northern Cheyenne village in present-day Wyoming during the Great Sioux War, resulting in the destruction of the village but limited strategic impact.

• A. Battle of the Powder River (1876)
  The Battle of the Powder River (1876) was an early engagement of the Great Sioux War in which U.S. Army forces attacked a Northern Cheyenne and Oglala Lakota village in present-day Montana, setting the stage for subsequent conflicts like the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
• B. Battle of the Little Bighorn
  The Battle of the Little Bighorn was an 1876 clash in which Lakota Sioux, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors decisively defeated Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer’s 7th U.S. Cavalry, becoming a symbol of Native American resistance to U.S. expansion.
• C. Cibecue Creek battle
  The Cibecue Creek battle was an 1881 clash in Arizona Territory between U.S. Army forces and White Mountain Apache that marked a major turning point in the Apache Wars by intensifying resistance and mistrust on both sides.
• D. Fetterman Fight
  The Fetterman Fight was an 1866 battle near Fort Phil Kearny in which Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors annihilated a U.S. Army detachment, marking one of the worst military defeats for the United States on the Great Plains prior to the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
• E. Battle of Fort Ridgely
  The Battle of Fort Ridgely was a key 1862 clash in Minnesota during the U.S.–Dakota War, in which Dakota forces attacked a U.S. Army fort but were ultimately repelled, helping to secure settler strongholds in the region.
• F. None of above. chosen