Dull Knife Fight

Dull Knife Fight
Part of the Great Sioux War of 1876
DateNovember 25, 1876
Location
Wyoming Territory
43°45′15″N 106°57′01″W / 43.75417°N 106.95028°W / 43.75417; -106.95028 (Bates Creek)[1]
Result United States victory
Belligerents
Cheyenne  United States
Commanders and leaders
Dull Knife
Little Wolf
Roman Nose
Gray Head
Old Bear[2]: 35 		 United States Ranald S. Mackenzie
Strength
~400 ~1,000
Casualties and losses
40 killed
Unknown wounded[2]: 35 		 7 killed
26 wounded

The Dull Knife Fight, or the Battle on the Red Fork, part of the Great Sioux War of 1876, was fought on November 25, 1876, in present-day Johnson County, Wyoming between soldiers and scouts of the United States Army and warriors of the Northern Cheyenne. The battle essentially ended the Northern Cheyennes' ability to continue the fight for their freedom on the Great Plains.

  1. ^ "Bates Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Bourke was invoked but never defined (see the help page).