Battle of Platte Bridge
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The Battle of Platte Bridge, also called the Battle of Platte Bridge Station, on July 26, 1865, was the culmination of a summer offensive by the Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne Indians against the United States army. In May and June the Indians raided army outposts and stagecoach stations over a wide swath of Wyoming and Montana. In July, they assembled a large army, estimated by Cheyenne warrior George Bent to number 3,000 warriors, and descended upon Platte Bridge. The bridge, across the North Platte River near present-day Casper, Wyoming, was guarded by 120 soldiers. In an engagement near the bridge, and another against a wagon train guarded by 28 soldiers a few miles away, the Indians killed 29 soldiers while also suffering at least eight dead.
1865
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Battle of Platte Bridge Station
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Location: 42.8383, -106.3689, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
2 places
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Positions of various Indian "Soldier Societies" at the time of Platte Bridge Fight - DPLA - ed2b479d77be01e7652ece3e1e57ae4e| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| event | armed conflict | 1865 | Battle of Platte Bridge | battle | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Fort Caspar | fort | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | Positions of various Indian "Soldier Societies" at the time of Platte Bridge Fight - DPLA - ed2b479d77be01e7652ece3e1e57ae4e | Commons | ||
