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Battle of Cedar Creek

Battle of Cedar Creek was a battle fought on 21 October 1876 in what is now Montana, United States. It was part of the Great Sioux War of 1876, which ran from 1876 to 1877. The recorded result: United States tactical victory. Recorded strength: ~300 against 398.

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Fought21 October 1876
WhereMontana, United States47.515N, 106.278W
OutcomeUnited States tactical victory
BelligerentsSiouxagainstUnited States; Shoshone; Crow
Casualties and losses6 bodies recovered; unknown woundedand2 killed; 2 wounded
Part ofGreat Sioux War of 18761876 to 1877

Where it sits in the Great Sioux War of 1876

Battle of Slim Buttes, 1876Battle of Powder River, 1876Battle of Prairie Dog Creek, 1876Battle of the Rosebud, 1876Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1876Battle of Warbonnet Creek, 1876Battle of Cedar Creek, 1876Dull Knife Fight, 1876Battle of Ash Creek, 1876Battle of Wolf Mountain, 1877Battle of Little Muddy Creek, 187718761877Battle of Cedar Creek, 1876
11 placed engagements of the Great Sioux War of 1876 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date21 October 1876
PlaceMontana, United States
47.515N, 106.278W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength~300398
Casualties and losses6 bodies recovered; unknown wounded2 killed; 2 wounded
Commanders
Battle of Cedar CreekBattle of Cedar CreekBattle of Honsinger BluffBattle of Honsinger BluffMiles CityGlasgowGlendive100 km47.515N, 106.278W
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Battle of Cedar Creek is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States (17 in Montana).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870684, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Cedar Creek (1876), revision 1383710904, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.