The Battle of Arikaree Fork

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:battle
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs The Battle of Beecher Island
gptkbp:casualties United States: 6 killed, 15 wounded
Native Americans: unknown, estimated 10-50 killed
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Cheyenne
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:Arapaho
gptkb:Sioux
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Major_George_A._Forsyth
gptkb:Roman_Nose
gptkbp:date September 17-19, 1868
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Battle of Arikaree Fork
gptkbp:involves 50 scouts (Forsyth's command)
several hundred Native American warriors
gptkbp:location near present-day Wray, Colorado
gptkbp:namedAfter Arikaree Fork of the Republican River
gptkbp:notableEvent Roman Nose killed
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Indian_Wars
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Beecher_Island
gptkbp:result United States victory
gptkbp:significance Notable for the defense by Forsyth's scouts on a sandbar
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Beecher_Island
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7