Battle of the Hundred in the Hand

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The Battle of the Hundred in the Hand was a major 1866 clash during Red Cloud’s War in which Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors annihilated a U.S. Army detachment near Fort Phil Kearny in present-day Wyoming.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
engagement of Red Cloud's War
associatedWith Fort Phil Kearny National Historic Landmark
linked to: Fort Phil Kearny
belligerent Arapaho
Lakota
Northern Cheyenne
United States Army
cause Native resistance to U.S. forts and travel through hunting grounds
U.S. Army efforts to protect the Bozeman Trail
combatantSide Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors on the other side
United States Army on one side
conflict Red Cloud's War
conflictScope regional conflict over control of the Powder River country
conflictType Native American–United States military engagement
countryAtTime United States
date 1866
describedAs major clash of Red Cloud's War
historicalPeriod American Indian Wars
historicalRegion American West
involvedEthnicGroup Arapaho
Lakota Sioux
linked to: Sioux people

Northern Cheyenne
location near Fort Phil Kearny
present-day Wyoming
nativeForcesType mounted warriors
near Fort Phil Kearny
opponent U.S. Army detachment
linked to: U.S. Army units
opposingForceType U.S. cavalry and infantry detachment
partOf American Indian Wars
Red Cloud's War
result Native American victory
annihilation of a U.S. Army detachment
significance one of the notable defeats of U.S. forces in Red Cloud's War
theater Powder River Country
year 1866

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Fetterman Fight alsoKnownAs Battle of the Hundred in the Hand