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Battle of Pease Bottom

Battle of Pease Bottom was a battle fought on 11 August 1873 at Montana, in what is now Montana, United States. It was part of the Yellowstone Expedition of 1873. The recorded result: United States victory. Recorded strength: ~500 soldiers against ~400 warriors.

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Map with the battlefield of Pease Bottom (1873), Montana, and relevant Indian territories.
Map with the battlefield of Pease Bottom (1873), Montana, and relevant Indian territories.. Naawada2016, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought11 August 1873
WhereMontana, United States46.170N, 107.470W
OutcomeUnited States victory
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstLakota Sioux
Casualties and losses4 killed, 4 woundedandunknown
Part ofYellowstone Expedition of 18731873

Record

Date11 August 1873
PlaceMontana, United States
46.170N, 107.470W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength~500 soldiers~400 warriors
Casualties and losses4 killed, 4 woundedunknown
Commanders
Battle of Pease BottomBattle of Pease BottomBattle of the Little BighornBattle of Little Muddy CreekHayfield FightBattle of the RosebudBattle of Canyon CreekBattle of the Little BighornBattle of Little Muddy CreekHayfield FightBattle of the RosebudBattle of Canyon CreekMiles City100 km46.170N, 107.470W
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Battle of Pease Bottom 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 Q20710038, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Pease Bottom, revision 1380089530, 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.