150 Lakota were killed in the battle and 51 were left wounded, some of which …died later due to the injuries
The Wounded Knee Massacre took place at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota on December 29, 1890
The battle takes its name from the nearby creek, called chankpé opi wakpála in the Lakota language ("wounded knee creek"). The creek was known by that name long before the battle of 1890.
The Battle of Wounded Knee happened December 29, 1890
THere was never a person called "Wounded Knee".The famous massacre that took place in December 1890 was not named for a person but for a small creek nearby - chankpé opi wakpála or Wounded Knee Creek in Lakota. This name existed long before the battle took place and probably refers to a long-ago fight between the Lakotas and another tribe such as the Crows, when a warrior on one side was wounded by an arrow in the knee.
Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota
Cherry Creek Campaign happened in 1890.
The Wounded Knee Massacre took place at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota on December 29, 1890
The battle takes its name from the nearby creek, called chankpé opi wakpála in the Lakota language ("wounded knee creek"). The creek was known by that name long before the battle of 1890.
Wounded Knee Creek
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The Battle of Wounded Knee happened December 29, 1890
Wounded Knee Massacre
On the morning of 29 December 1890 at Wounded Knee Creek, two cavalry squadrons and a company of artillery fired on chief Bigfoot's Band of Lakotas, killing around 180. The massacre takes its name from the Creek.
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It is known in history as the Battle of Wounded Knee or the Wouded Knee Massacre or the Chief Bigfoot Massacre and it happened at Wounded Knee Creek, 11 miles west of present day Batesland, South Dakota.