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U.S.-Dakota War of 1862: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As Minnesota Indian War • Sioux Uprising • Dakota War
Date 1862
Location Minnesota • United States
Participants Oceti Sakowin • United States

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U.S.-Dakota War of 1862
Settlers and the Dakota
Little Crow
Flight on the prairie
Mass execution
The Siege of New Ulm, Minnesota
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