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Campaign of Col. Miles against Crazy Horse in 1878 Northwest
Col. Nelson A. Miles led a winter 1878 campaign in Montana against Crazy Horse and his Oglala Sioux and Northern Cheyenne, aiming to break Sioux prestige after the Custer defeat. The hard-fought, dismounted engagement near Tongue River included artillery tactics, heavy losses on both sides, and ultimately contributed to surrender negotiations that reduced Sioux and Crazy Horse influence.
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Nelson A. Miles
Northwest
Crazy Horse
Albert J. Parton
Montana
Sitting Bull
George A. Custer
The
Little Big Horn
Mandan
Black Hills
Custer
Congress
Phillip H. Sheridan
Yellowstone
Miles
Tongue River
Otter Creek
Red Cloud Agency
Wolf
Panther
Bighorn Mountains
Pope
Casey
Department of Dakota
St. Paul
Col. Miles
Powder River
Little Hawk
White Bull
the Ice
the Hump
Two Moons
Col
Spotted Tail
Red Cloud
Little Big Man
He Dog
Old Hawk
Bad Road