Dull Knife Fight

Bates Creek
Dull Knife Fight
	Part of the Great Sioux War of 1876
Date	November 25, 1876
Location	Wyoming Territory43°45′15″N 106°57′01″W / 43.75417°N 106.95028°W
Result	United States victory
Belligerents
Cheyenne	United States
Commanders and leaders
Dull Knife; Little Wolf; Roman Nose; Gray Head; Old Bear	Ranald S. Mackenzie
Strength
~400	~1,000
Casualties and losses
40 killed; Unknown wounded	7 killed; 26 wounded

The Dull Knife Fight, or the Battle on the Red Fork, part of the Great Sioux War of 1876, was fought on November 25, 1876, in present-day Johnson County, Wyoming between soldiers and scouts of the United States Army and warriors of the Northern Cheyenne. The battle essentially ended the Northern Cheyennes' ability to continue the fight for their freedom on the Great Plains.

^ "Bates Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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