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Presuming you mean the first one, it was not a battle; it was a massacre. Guns were taken from the Indians and they were slaughtered and lay in the snow until their bodies could be recovered several days later. That was December 29th 1890,

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Where was the battle at wounded knee fought?

It was never a battle. It was a massacre. It was over by Wounded Knee Creek.


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The Battle of Wounded Knee happened December 29, 1890


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What were the consqunces of the battle of wounded knee?

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