| Yellowstone Expedition of 1873 | |||||||
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| Part of the Sioux Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Lakota Sioux |
 United States | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Sitting Bull Crazy Horse Gall Rain in the Face |
 David S. Stanley George A. Custer | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| ~1000 Warriors |
1,530 Soldiers 353 Civilians | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 4 killed, 12 wounded | 11 killed, 4 wounded, 5 horses killed, ~90 mules killed | ||||||
The Yellowstone Expedition of 1873 was an expedition of the United States Army in the summer of 1873 in Dakota Territory and Montana Territory, to survey a route for the Northern Pacific Railroad along the Yellowstone River. The expedition was under the overall command of Colonel David S. Stanley, with Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer second in command.[1]
- ^ Lubetkin, M. John (2006). Jay Cooke's Gamble: The Northern Pacific Railroad, The Sioux, and the Panic of 1873. Norman, Oklahoma, USA: University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 0-8061-3740-1.