Battle at Platt Bridge . The battle on the Platt Bridge, also called the Platt Bridge Post, on July 26, 1865, was the culmination of the Indians βsummer offensive against the US Army.
| Battle at Platt Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Main conflict: Colorado War, Sioux Wars | |
| date | July 26, 1865 |
| A place | Next to the current Casper , Wy. |
| Total | Indian victory |
In May and June, the Indians raided the outposts of the army and stage stations in the vast strip of Wyoming and Montana .
In July, they assembled a large army, which, according to the Cheyenne Warrior, had 3,000 soldiers, and descended to Platt Bridge.
The bridge over the North Platte River , near the modern city of Casper, Wyoming, was guarded by 120 soldiers.
In a battle at the bridge, as well as against a convoy guarded by 28 soldiers a few miles away, the Indians killed 29 soldiers, while at least eight died.
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Course of Battle
The tribes of the Great Plains Indians were outraged by the Sand Creek massacre in Colorado , perpetrated by Chivington in November 1864, and this served as a catalyst for an uprising among them.
About 4,000 BrΓΌle Lakota , Southern Cheyenne , and South Arapaho warriors, including about 1,000 warriors, moved north from Colorado and Kansas to join their northern relatives in
Also in 1865, Indian hostility broke out on the plains of the Great Plains. In response, the troops of the Union army, as well as US volunteers who stationed at Platt Bridge and in other sectors along the route.
As a military force, the Indians had serious weaknesses. "It was only in the middle of summer and the beginning of winter that they could gather more power, and even then they could not hold their warriors together for more than a week or ten days." [one]
Notes
- β from Hyde, people George E. "Red Cloud" Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1937, p. 118
Sources
Bibliography
- John Dishon McDermott. the Indian War of 1865. - ISBN 978-0-8117-0061-0 . .
External links
- Ellis Hein. The Battles of Platte Bridge Station and Red Buttes . .