Battle of Cedar Creek (1876)

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Battle of Cedar Creek
Part of the Great Sioux War of 1876
Date October 21, 1876 Location Cedar Creek, Montana Territory Result United States tactical victory
Belligerents
Sioux	United States Shoshone Crow
Commanders and leaders
Sitting Bull	Nelson A. Miles
Strength
~300	398
Casualties and losses
6 bodies recovered unknown wounded	2 killed 2 wounded

47°30′55″N 106°16′41″W / 47.51528°N 106.27806°W / 47.51528; -106.27806 (Big Dry Creek) The Battle of Cedar Creek (also called Big Dry Creek or Big Dry River) ^[1] occurred on October 21, 1876, in the Montana Territory between the United States Army and a force of Lakota Sioux Native Americans during the Great Sioux War of 1876. The battle broke out after talks between Colonel Nelson A. Miles and Chief Sitting Bull broke down, and ended with the surrender of 400 Lakota lodges (with approximately 2,000 men, women, and children) to Miles six days later.