Battle of Killdeer Mountain

The Battle of Killdeer Mountain (also known as the Battle of Tahkahokuty Mountain) took place during Brig. Gen. Alfred Sully's expedition against the Sioux in Dakota Territory July 28โ€“29, 1864. The location of the battleground is in modern Dunn County, North Dakota. With a total of more than 4,000 soldiers involved in the total operation, and more than 2,000 in the battle, Sully's expedition was the largest ever carried out by the U.S. army against Native Americans.

Battle of Killdeer Mountain
Part of Sioux Wars, American Civil War

Killdeer Mountain battlefield
DateJuly 28โ€“29, 1864 (1864-07-28 โ€“ 1864-07-29)
Location
Result United States victory
Belligerents
United States of America Lakota, Yanktonai, Santee Dakota
Commanders and leaders
Alfred Sully Gall
Sitting Bull
Inkpaduta
Strength
2,200 1,600 or more
Casualties and losses
5 dead, 10 wounded. 31 dead possibly more
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