Red Cloud's War (1866-1868) was a conflict between the Lakota Sioux-Cheyenne-Arapaho alliance and the US government over the westward expansion of the United States into the Powder River territory. It was the only war won by the Plains Indians and it halted further US expansion in the region until the Black Hills Gold Rush of 1876.
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Timeline
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1820Cheyenne & Sioux alliance defeat the Crow and take the Powder River Territory.
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1825Influx of white settlers into the region causes conflict.
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1851Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851 defines boundaries of land for Native American nations and white settlers.
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1858Pike's Peak Gold Rush ignores the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851.
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1863Bozeman Trail opened through Sioux territory without permission.
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1866 - 1868Rain-in-the-Face is a war chief during Red Cloud's War.
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Jul 1866Red Cloud launches his war against forts illegally constructed on Sioux lands.
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21 Dec 1866Battle of the Hundred-in-the-Hands/Fetterman Massacre.
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1 Aug 1867The Hayfield Fight of Red Cloud's War.
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2 Aug 1867The Wagon Box Fight of Red Cloud's War.
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Nov 1868Red Cloud's War concludes with the Treaty of Fort Laramie of 1868.
