Battle of Mud Springs
The Battle of Mud Springs took place February 4–6, 1865, in Nebraska between the U.S. army and warriors of the Lakota Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes. It was part of a series of retaliations by the Native American alliance after the U.S. army committed the Sand Creek Massacre. The battle was inconclusive, although the Indians succeeded in capturing some Army horses and a herd of several hundred cattle. Mud Springs is located 8 mi northwest of Dalton, Nebraska, and is today a National Historic Site.
| Battle of Mud Springs | |||||||
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| Part of the Colorado War | |||||||
Monument at Mud Springs Pony Express station site | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States of America | Cheyenne, Lakota Sioux, and Arapaho tribes | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| William O. Collins | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 230 soldiers | 500-1,000 warriors | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1 dead, 8 wounded | few | ||||||
Location within Nebraska | |||||||
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