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It was called The Wounded Knee Massacre. It was what caused the Sioux to unofficially surrender, due to small rebellion forces against the U.S. armies, although no successful attacks were made after The Wounded Knee Massacre, making it the unofficial Sioux surrender.
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" or "massacre" takes its name from a nearby creek, called chankpe opi wakpala in Lakota. This name, meaning "the creek of a wounded knee", was given to the stream (a tributary of White River) long before the battle, so it does not refer to any wound received during that famous encounter.It more likely refers to some much earlier fight between the Lakota and another tribe (perhaps the Crows).
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.
The North and the South called it the Battle of Fredericksburg. Almost 1,900 soldiers from the North and South died in the battle along with thousands more wounded.
It was called The Wounded Knee Massacre. It was what caused the Sioux to unofficially surrender, due to small rebellion forces against the U.S. armies, although no successful attacks were made after The Wounded Knee Massacre, making it the unofficial Sioux surrender.
The people killed or wounded in battle are called casualties.
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" or "massacre" takes its name from a nearby creek, called chankpe opi wakpala in Lakota. This name, meaning "the creek of a wounded knee", was given to the stream (a tributary of White River) long before the battle, so it does not refer to any wound received during that famous encounter.It more likely refers to some much earlier fight between the Lakota and another tribe (perhaps the Crows).
I believe that it might have been the Aleutians if you count territories, this was WWII in Alaska. If you want states,I know there was a battle between Mexicans and Germans fighting against US soldiers in Arizona.
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.
It was called Red Cloud's War but he was not present at the Fetterman Massacre, That battle was lead by Hollow Horn Bear.
The so-called 'Massacre of Glencoe' took place in 1692.
The North and the South called it the Battle of Fredericksburg. Almost 1,900 soldiers from the North and South died in the battle along with thousands more wounded.
The massacre was carried out by the Iroquois and the Loyalists unit called Butler's Rangers led by Colonel John Butler.
The Battle of Antietam was not the bloodiest battle of the war but the bloodiest single day of the war. That day, September 17, 1862, saw over 20,000 Americans killed or wounded in battle.
The 26 June 1832 Battle of Velasco saw between 8 and 10 deaths with at least 12 others wounded. Mexican losses were 5 killed and 15 wounded. It is often forgotten in the History of the Texas Revolution and the Battle of Gonzales on 2 October 1835 which was also a Battle over posession of a cannon is most often called the first battle of the Texas Revolution.