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Dull Knife Fight

Dull Knife Fight was a battle fought on 25 November 1876 at Wyoming Territory, in what is now Wyoming, United States. It was part of the Great Sioux War of 1876, which ran from 1876 to 1877. The recorded result: United States victory. Recorded strength: ~400 against ~1,000.

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Looking north. The village site is in the foreground. The battlefield is across the creek beyond the cottonwood trees.
Looking north. The village site is in the foreground. The battlefield is across the creek beyond the cottonwood trees.. Caveman1949, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought25 November 1876
WhereWyoming Territory, Wyoming, United States43.541N, 107.539W
OutcomeUnited States victory
BelligerentsCheyenneagainstUnited States
Casualties and losses40 killed; Unknown woundedand7 killed; 26 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, 187718761877Dull Knife Fight, 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

Date25 November 1876
PlaceWyoming Territory, Wyoming, United States
43.541N, 107.539W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength~400~1,000
Casualties and losses40 killed; Unknown wounded7 killed; 26 wounded
Commanders
Dull Knife FightDull Knife FightBattle of Crazy Woman CreekBattle of Platte BridgeBattle of the Hundred-in-the-HandsBattle of SuggsBattle of Crazy Woman CreekBattle of Platte BridgeBattle of the Hundred-in-the-HandsBattle of SuggsGilletteRivertonDouglasThermopolisLander100 km43.541N, 107.539W
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Dull Knife Fight is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States (8 in Wyoming).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2888457, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Dull Knife Fight, revision 1379516101, 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.