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Battle of the Badlands

Battle of the Badlands was a battle fought on 7 August 1864 at badlands, in what is now North Dakota, United States; it lasted 2 days. It was part of the Sioux Wars, which ran from 1854 to 1891. The recorded result: United States victory. Recorded strength: 2,200 against ~ 1,000.

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Fought7 August 1864lasted 2 days
Wherebadlands, North Dakota, United States46.872N, 103.678W
OutcomeUnited States victory
BelligerentsUnited States of AmericaagainstHunkpapa; Sans Arc; Miniconjou; Yanktonai
Casualties and losses~13 dead and woundedand~U.S. estimate 100 dead and wounded, but probably only a few
Part ofSioux Wars1854 to 1891

Where it sits in the Sioux Wars

Grattan massacre, 1854Battle of Ash Hollow, 1855Battle of Big Mound, 1863Battle of Dead Buffalo Lake, 1863Battle of Stony Lake, 1863Battle of Whitestone Hill, 1863Battle of Killdeer Mountain, 1864Battle of the Badlands, 186418541864Battle of the Badlands, 1864
8 placed engagements of the Sioux Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date7 August 1864
to 9 August 1864
Placebadlands, North Dakota, United States
46.872N, 103.678W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength2,200~ 1,000
Casualties and losses~13 dead and wounded~U.S. estimate 100 dead and wounded, but probably only a few
Commanders
  • Alfred Sully
Battle of the BadlandsBattle of the BadlandsBattle of Killdeer MountainBattle of Honsinger BluffBattle of Killdeer MountainBattle of Honsinger BluffGlendive100 km46.872N, 103.678W
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Elsewhere in 1864

Battle of the Badlands 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 Q4872834, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Badlands, revision 1380654905, 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.