Battle of Fort Ridgely

The Battle of Fort Ridgely was an early battle in the Dakota War of 1862. As the closest U.S. military post to the Lower Sioux Agency, the lightly fortified Fort Ridgely quickly became both a destination for refugees and a target of Dakota warbands after the attack at the Lower Sioux Agency. It came under attack by the Dakota on August 20, 1862, two days after a company of soldiers responding from the fort to the attack on the Lower Sioux Agency had been ambushed and defeated at the Battle of Redwood Ferry. The Dakota besieged and partially destroyed the fort, but were unable to storm it before the August 27 arrival of Colonel Henry Sibley with 1,400 men from Fort Snelling prompted them to retreat.

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Location: 44.4511, -94.7308, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1862 Battle of Fort Ridgely

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1862 Battle of Lower Sioux Agency

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1862 Battle of Redwood Ferry

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1862 Battles of New Ulm

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1862 Battle of Birch Coulee

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1862	Battle of Lower Sioux Agency	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1862	Battle of Redwood Ferry	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1862	Battles of New Ulm	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1862	Battle of Fort Ridgely	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1862	Battle of Birch Coulee	battle	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Ridgely	fort	Wikidata