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Hayfield Fight

Hayfield Fight was a battle fought on 1 August 1867 in what is now Montana, United States. It was part of the Red Cloud's War, which ran from 1866 to 1868. The recorded result: U.S. victory. Recorded strength: 21 soldiers, 9 civilians; Total: 30 against 800.

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Photograph of the Oglala Sioux chief Red Cloud taken in 1876. Extracted from the figure between pages 152 and 153 of the book The Indian Dispossessed by Seth K. Humphrey.
Photograph of the Oglala Sioux chief Red Cloud taken in 1876. Extracted from the figure between pages 152 and 153 of the book The Indian Dispossessed by Seth K. Humphrey.. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1 August 1867
WhereMontana, United States45.335N, 107.868W
OutcomeU.S. victory
BelligerentsUnited States Government forces and civiliansagainstCheyenne and Sioux warriors
Casualties and losses3 killed; 4 woundedandUnknown: estimates from 8 to 23 killed
Part ofRed Cloud's War1866 to 1868

Where it sits in the Red Cloud's War

Battle of the Hundred-in-the-Hands, 1866Hayfield Fight, 186718661867Hayfield Fight, 1867
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Record

Date1 August 1867
PlaceMontana, United States
45.335N, 107.868W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength21 soldiers, 9 civilians; Total: 30800
Casualties and losses3 killed; 4 woundedUnknown: estimates from 8 to 23 killed
Commanders
  • Luther P. Bradley
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Hayfield Fight 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 Q5686711, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Hayfield Fight, revision 1379259656, 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.