Wounded Knee Massacre
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.
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- Date
- Date December 29, 1890
- Result
- See Fight and ensuing massacre
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- Instance of
- massacre
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- South Dakota
- Image
- Battle of Wounded Knee 14867u.jpg
- Number of deaths
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United States Miniconjou Lakota Hunkpapa Lakota Commanders and leaders
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1890 in South Dakota1890 murders in the United States19th-century colonization of the Americas19th-century mass murders in the United StatesAnti-Indigenous racism in South DakotaBattles involving Native American peopleBattles involving the SiouxConflicts in 1890Conflicts in 1891December 1890History of South DakotaLakota