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Red River War: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date 1874 - 1875
Participants Arapaho • Cheyenne • Comanche • Kiowa • United States
Context Plains Wars

Photos

A black and white photo of Kiowa chief Satanta seated and looking at camera.
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Timeline

Site of the Sand Creek Massacre
Sand Creek Massacre
November 29, 1864
A black and white photo of Kiowa chief Satanta seated and looking at camera.
Red River War
1874 - 1875
White grave markers scattered across a grassy hillside at Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument in Montana, with open plains and a distant fence in the background.
Battle of the Little Bighorn
June 25, 1876

Key People

Quanah Parker
Quanah Parker
Native American leader

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