Battle of Acton

The Battle of Acton was fought between the United States Army and the warrior bands of Chief Little Crow and Walker Among Stones during the Dakota War of 1862. Following the defeats at Fort Ridgley and New Ulm, Chief Little Crow led an incursion north out of the Minnesota River Valley into central Minnesota. Company B of the Tenth Minnesota Infantry Regiment commanded by Captain Richard Strout was sent to protect the citizens of Meeker County.

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1862  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Battle of Kelley's Bluff
battle, United States Army, Mdewakanton, United States, 
File:2013-0319-BattleofActon.jpg

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Location: 45.0842, -94.6608, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1862 Battle of Acton

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Frameless

1904paintingAttackNewUlmAntonGag

2ndBattleofFortRidgely

Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War (1887) (14576293568)

Panel from the 1892-93 Gag-Heller-Schwendiger Panorama depicting the Battle of Acton in the Dakota War of 1862

2013-0319-BattleofActon

Battle of London historical marker

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict		Attack on Forest City	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1862	Battle of Acton	United States Army, battle, Mdewakanton	Wikidata
commons	image		1904paintingAttackNewUlmAntonGag		Commons
commons	image		2ndBattleofFortRidgely		Commons
commons	image		Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War (1887) (14576293568)		Commons
commons	image		Panel from the 1892-93 Gag-Heller-Schwendiger Panorama depicting the Battle of Acton in the Dakota War of 1862		Commons
commons	image		2013-0319-BattleofActon		Commons
commons	image		Battle of London historical marker		Commons