Sioux Wars

The Wounded Knee Massacre, also known as the Battle of Wounded Knee, involved nearly three hundred Lakota people killed by soldiers of the United States Army. Between 250 and 300 Lakota people were killed, and 51 were wounded. Twenty-five U.S. soldiers were killed and 39 were wounded. Nineteen soldiers were awarded the Medal of Honor specifically for Wounded Knee, and overall 31 for the campaign.

armed conflict between the United States and several bands of the eastern Sioux

battles and negotiations between the US and the Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne between 1876–1877

Oglala Lakota Native American reservation in South Dakota, US

treaty on territorial claims of Native Americans

1868 treaty between the government and Native Americans which ended Red Cloud's War

1866 to 1868 war between the U.S. and Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Northern Arapaho

1854 opening engagement of the First Sioux War

conflicts between the USA and subgroups of the Sioux people from 1854–1890

1851 treaty between the United States and the Mdewakanton and Wahpekute Dakota people of Minnesota

1855 battle of the First Sioux War

former Indian reservation in the United States

armed conflict between a group of the Sioux people and the US from 1890 until 1891

Lakota leader (1800–1854)

1865 US military operation against Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho people in Montana and Dakota Territories