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Battle of Sugar Point

Battle of Sugar Point was a battle fought in 1898 in what is now Minnesota, United States. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the American Indian Wars, which ran from 1609 to 1924. The recorded result: Chippewa victory. Recorded strength: 19 warriors against 500.

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Ojibway women in canoe on Leech lake.
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Fought1898
WhereMinnesota, United States47.167N, 94.367W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeChippewa victory
BelligerentsChippewaagainstUnited States
Part ofAmerican Indian Wars1609 to 1924

Where it sits in the American Indian Wars

Battle of Blue Licks, 1782Battle of the Sink Hole, 1815Battle of Village Creek, 1841Battle of Egan Station, 1860Battle of Pease River, 1860Bear River Massacre, 1863First Battle of Adobe Walls, 1864Battle of the Tongue River, 1865Battle of Beecher Island, 1868Battle of Washita River, 1868Battle of Summit Springs, 1869Battle of Blanco Canyon, 1871Battle of the North Fork of the Red River, 1872Battle of Sugar Point, 1898Battle of Kelley Creek, 191117821911Battle of Sugar Point, 1898
15 placed engagements of the American Indian Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1898 (year precision)
PlaceMinnesota, United States
47.167N, 94.367W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength19 warriors500
Casualties and losses7 killed (including 1 Indian policeman shot by mistake); 19 wounded
Commanders
  • Bugonaygeshig
  • John M. Bacon
  • Melville Wilkinson
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Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1898

Battle of Sugar Point is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States (11 in Minnesota).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872456, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Sugar Point, revision 1385548627, 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.