Battle of Warbonnet Creek
The Battle of Warbonnet Creek was a skirmish characterized by a duel between "Buffalo Bill" Cody and a young Cheyenne warrior named Heova'ehe or Yellow Hair (often incorrectly translated as "Yellow Hand"). The engagement is often referred to as the First Scalp for Custer. It occurred July 17, 1876, in Sioux County in northwestern Nebraska.
| Battle of Warbonnet Creek | |||||||
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| Part of the Great Sioux War of 1876 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Cheyenne | United States | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Little Wolf | Wesley Merritt | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| ~200-300 | ~350 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1 killed unknown wounded | None | ||||||
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