Battle of the Rosebud

Battle of the Rosebud
	Part of the Great Sioux War of 1876
	; "Battle on the Rosebud River", 1876
Date	June 17, 1876
Location	Big Horn County, Montana
Result	Lakota / Cheyenne victory
Belligerents
Lakota Sioux; Northern Cheyenne Northern Arapaho	United States; Crow; Shoshoni
Commanders and leaders
Crazy Horse	George R. Crook; Plenty Coups (Crow); Washakie (Shoshoni)
Strength
~1,000–1,800	~950 soldiers; 175 Crow; 86 Shoshoni; ~100 armed civilians
Casualties and losses
13–36 killed ; 63–100 wounded	U.S.: 14–28 killed; 43–46 wounded; Crow Scouts: 1–5 killed; Shoshoni Scouts: 1–8 killed

The Battle of the Rosebud (also known as the Battle of Rosebud Creek) took place on June 17, 1876, in the Montana Territory between the United States Army and its Crow and Shoshoni allies against a force consisting mostly of Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne Indians during the Great Sioux War of 1876. The Cheyenne called it the Battle Where the Girl Saved Her Brother because of an incident during the fight involving Buffalo Calf Road Woman. General George Crook's offensive was stymied by the Indians, led by Crazy Horse, and he awaited reinforcements before resuming the campaign in August.

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