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Battle of Wounded Knee
The Battle of Wounded Knee (Wounded Knee Massacre) was fought in December 1890, as part of the Sioux Wars. The 7th Cavalry Regiment arrived to disarm the Lakota, which led to a struggle, in which a shot was fired. The cavalry opened fire, and killed as many as 300 Lakota.
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Why is the battle of wounded knee significant to the wars in the west?
they all died and the native americans had to live on reservations
How did the wounded knee massacre get its name?
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).
What were the consqunces of the battle of wounded knee?
First of all, it was NOT the Battle of Wounded Knee. It was the Massacre of Wounded Knee. Wounded Knee is considered to be marking the last of the "free Indian".
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What is the similarities between the military actions at Sand Creek and Wounded Knee?
Both actions were massacres of Native Americans.
What type of firearms were used in the battle of wounded knee?
Beside hand-rifles, stationary rifles with two wheels for aiming and transportation were also used; four Hotchkiss Mountain Rifles.
What is the significant of the battle of wounded knee?
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.
What was significant about the battle of wounded knee?
It included one of the earliest documented examples of "friendly fire" by trigger-happy US troops. About half of chief Bigfoot's 350 followers were killed in the fight, along with 25 of the US soldiers. 39 more soldiers were wounded.
The troops were firing rifles and small artillery pieces (Hotchkiss guns) from all four sides at once, meaning that they had no chance of missing their own men on the opposite side of the camp. It is likely that practically all the US casualties were caused by US soldiers.
Why was wounded knee creek named wounded knee?
The name of Wounded Knee Creek (cankpe opi wakpala) has nothing to do with the massacre of chief Big Foot's band of Sioux that took place there in December 1890.
Like most native place-names the name refers to some long-ago (sometimes entirely mythical) incident that was commemorated in the name of the particular river, stream, mountain or valley. The Crows had a story about the mythical Thunderbird living on a particular mountain in the south-east part of their lands; they called this "Where the Thunderbird Sits Down Mountain".
The story of how Wounded Knee Creek got its name is lost in the mists of time, but it probably refers to a warrior being wounded there by an enemy tribe, perhaps even before contact with European explorers.
What massacre at wounded knee would have on relations between plains Indians and the US?
During the Indian Wars and the subsequent relocation of the nations to their respective reservations, a sense of distrust was fostered as time and again treaties were broken by the US government. In 1891, following the massacre at Wounded Knee the understanding that either the native cultures gave in and went peaceably to their reservations or they would be killed was apparent to all.
What did the battle of wounded knee represent?
Native Americans fed up with being mistreated and having their territory taken away.
What was the date of the wounded knee massacre?
The Wounded Knee Massacre occured on December 29.1890. About 350 unarmed men, women and children were killed and left where they fell for several days until their bodies could be removed from the deep snow. It is considered the last of the free Plains Indian.
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What is Tragedy at Wounded Knee?
The tragedy at wounded knee occured when Sitting Bull, chief of the Lakota Sioux, was being hunted down for being the leader of the "ghost dance," the spiritual dance that was performed so that the bufallo would come back and all the white settlers would leave. Troops came to Sitting Bull's reservation, and Sitting Bull died in an exchange of gunfire. The other particapnts of the Ghost dance then escaped, but troops went after them. At Wounded Knee Creek, gunfire broke out and 200 largely unarmed Lakota and 25 US soldiers were killed.
Why was wounded knee battle fought?
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,
