Sioux American Indian Wars

1763-1795
United States Army — versus — Plains Indians

First Sioux War — 1854-56       Dakota War — 1862      
Colorado War — 1863-65       Red Cloud's War — 1866-68      
Black Hill's War — 1876-77       Ghost Dance War — 1890-91      
Comanche Wars — 1820-75      

List of Plains Tribes, Sioux, Dakota, Crow, Comanche,

First Sioux War : 1854-1855

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Description of First Sioux War

Battles: Grattan Massacre (1854), Battle of Ash Hollow

Dakota War : 1862

Description of Dakota War

Battles: Battle of New Ulm

Colorado War : 1863-1865

Describe Colorado War: Tribes Cheyenne and Arapaho

Chiefs and Indian Fighters: Black Kettle, Roman Nose, Spotted Tail

Battles: Sand Creek Massacre (of Indians), Battle of Platte Bridge

Red Cloud's War : 1866-1868

Describe Red Cloud War: Tribes Lakota, Cheyenne, Arapaho

Chiefs and Indian Fighters: Red Cloud, Roman Nose, Crazy Horse

Battles: Powder River Expedition (1865) Fetterman Massacre (81 killed), Treaty of Fort Laramie 1868

Great Sioux War : 1876-77

Describe Black Hills War : General Custer's Last Stand

Chiefs and Indian Fighters: Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, Yellow Hair, General CUster, Neslon Miles, Buffalo Bill

Battles: Rosebud, Little Bighorn, Ceder Creek

Date	Battle Summary
1876	Battle of Little Big Horn (Sioux Rising ) Sioux victory On June 25, 1876, General Custer, with the 7th United States Cavalry, 700 strong, attacked the village of the Sioux chief, Sitting Bull. He divided his force into three columns, one of which, led by himself, marched into an ambush, and was massacred to a man. The other two columns were vigourously attacked by the Sioux, and forced to retire. The cavalry lost on this occasion 265 killed.

Ghost Dance War : 1890-91

Battles: Wounded Knee Massacre

Comanche Wars/Texas Indian Wars : 1820-1875

Describe Commanche Wars

Chiefs and Indian Fighters: Kit Carson, Rachel Plummer, Cynthia Parker (captives)

Battles : Fort Parker Massacre (1836), Battle of Twin Villages (1859), Battle of Plum Creek (1840), 1 Battle of Adobe Walls (1864), (Red RIver War)2 Battle of Adobe Walls (1874).

Story Links	Book Links
Indian Wars  in	Indian History for Young Folks  by  Francis S. Drake
Sioux War of 1890-1891  in	Indian History for Young Folks  by  Francis S. Drake
Red Cloud  in	Indian Heroes and the Great Chieftains  by  Charles A. Eastman
Crazy Horse  in	Indian Heroes and the Great Chieftains  by  Charles A. Eastman
Sitting Bull  in	Indian Heroes and the Great Chieftains  by  Charles A. Eastman
Sitting-Bull, the Great Dakota Leader  in	Famous Indian Chiefs I Have Known  by  Oliver Otis Howard
The Battle of Adobe Walls  in	Boys' Book of Border Battles  by  Edwin L. Sabin
On the Trail of the Dog Soldiers  in	Boys' Book of Border Battles  by  Edwin L. Sabin
Digging in on Beecher's Island  in	Boys' Book of Border Battles  by  Edwin L. Sabin
To Black Kettle's Village with Custer in	Boys' Book of Border Battles  by  Edwin L. Sabin
White Against Red at the Rosebud  in	Boys' Book of Border Battles  by  Edwin L. Sabin
The Yellow Hair's Last Fight  in	Boys' Book of Border Battles  by  Edwin L. Sabin
When the Ghost Shirts Failed  in	Boys' Book of Border Battles  by  Edwin L. Sabin
A Fracas on the Santa Fe Trail  in	Frontier Fighters  by  Edwin L. Sabin
A Search for a Silver Mine  in	Frontier Fighters  by  Edwin L. Sabin
Hottest Chase on Record  in	Frontier Fighters  by  Edwin L. Sabin
Relief for Beecher's Island  in	Frontier Fighters  by  Edwin L. Sabin
Defense of the Buffalo-Hunters  in	Frontier Fighters  by  Edwin L. Sabin
White Men at Bay Again  in	Frontier Fighters  by  Edwin L. Sabin
Buffalo Bill and Yellow Hand  in	Frontier Fighters  by  Edwin L. Sabin
The Sibley Scout  in	Frontier Fighters  by  Edwin L. Sabin
Strong Medicine of Konate  in	Boy's Book of Indian Warriors  by  Edwin L. Sabin
Red Cloud Stands in the Way  in	Boy's Book of Indian Warriors  by  Edwin L. Sabin
Standing Bear Seeks a Home  in	Boy's Book of Indian Warriors  by  Edwin L. Sabin
Sitting Bull the War Maker  in	Boy's Book of Indian Warriors  by  Edwin L. Sabin
Ghost Dancers and the Red Soldiers  in	Boy's Book of Indian Warriors  by  Edwin L. Sabin

Image Links
Capture of Indian Camp  in Indian History for Young Folks	An Apache Warrior  in Indian History for Young Folks	Fetterman's Massacre  in Indian History for Young Folks
Capture of Black Kettle's Camp  in Indian History for Young Folks	Little Raven, Chief of the Arapahoes  in Indian History for Young Folks	Major-General George Crook  in Indian History for Young Folks
Sitting Bull  in Indian History for Young Folks	Major-General George A. Custer  in Indian History for Young Folks	Satanta, Chief of the Kiowas  in Indian History for Young Folks
The Custer Massacre  in Story of the Great Republic	Messages from the enemy  in Boys' Book of Border Battles	On the trail of the Dog Soldiers  in Boys' Book of Border Battles
Surprise on Black Kettle's village  in Boys' Book of Border Battles	Yellow Hair's last fight  in Boys' Book of Border Battles	As Lame Buffalo said, 'Little One' shot the straightest of any.  in Buffalo Bill and Overland Trail
Custer's Last Stand  in Frontier Fighters	The Great Leap of Major McColloch  in Frontier Fighters	Lewis Wetzel Leads on the Run  in Frontier Fighters
Buffalo Bill, Chief of Scouts  in Frontier Fighters	Red Cloud  in Boy's Book of Indian Warriors	Standing Bear  in Boy's Book of Indian Warriors
Sitting Bull  in Boy's Book of Indian Warriors