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Topic: Action of 13 January 1797

The United States responds with a combined …

Years: 1823 - 1823
July
The United States responds with a combined force of two hundred and thirty soldiers of the 6th Infantry, seven hundred and fifty Sioux allies, and fifty trappers and other company employees under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Henry Leavenworth, Fort Atkinson, present-day Nebraska.

The seven hundred and fifty warriors are part Yankton and Yanktonai Sioux, part western Sioux from the Brule, the Blackfeet and the Hunkpapa divisions.

The native force receives promises of Arikara horses and spoils, and with the enemy's villages fallen new ranges will open for the Sioux.