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Battle of Grand Coteau

Battle of Grand Coteau was a battle fought in 1851 at North Dakota, in what is now North Dakota, United States. The recorded result: Métis victory. Recorded strength: 67–77 against 2,000.

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Battle of Grand Coteau
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Fought1851
WhereNorth Dakota, United States47.983N, 101.200W
OutcomeMétis victory
BelligerentsMétis buffalo huntersagainstSioux (Yanktonai)
Casualties and losses1 dead; 12 horses killedand15–80 dead; 65 horses killed

Record

Date1851 (year precision)
PlaceNorth Dakota, United States
47.983N, 101.200W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength67–772,000
Casualties and losses1 dead; 12 horses killed15–80 dead; 65 horses killed
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Elsewhere in 1851

Battle of Grand Coteau is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States (7 in North Dakota).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16208736, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Grand Coteau, revision 1377280258, 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.