Fetterman Fight - Wikipedia
The Fetterman Fight, also known as the Fetterman Massacre or the Battle of the Hundred-in-the-Hands or the Battle of a Hundred Slain, [1] was a battle during Red Cloud's War on December 21, 1866, between a confederation of the Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes and a detachment of the United States Army, based at Fort Phil Kearny, Wyoming.
Fetterman Battlefield - WyoHistory.org
Sep 14, 2011 · The Fetterman Battlefield, southeast of present Story, Wyo., marks the spot where Capt. William Fetterman and all 80 men under his command were killed Dec. 21, 1866 by Lakota Sioux, Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians.
New Perspectives on the Fetterman Fight | WyoHistory.org
Nov 8, 2014 · Near Fort Phil Kearny in December 1866 in what’s now northern Wyoming, Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne warriors ambushed and killed Capt. William Fetterman and his entire command of 80 men. Fetterman’s arrogance has long been blamed for the disaster, but new evidence shows a more complex and nuanced story.
Native Americans kill 81 soldiers | December 21, 1866 - HISTORY
Nov 16, 2009 · With 81 fatalities, the Fetterman Massacre was the army’s worst defeat in the West until the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876. Further attacks eventually forced the army to reconsider its ...
The Fatal Fetterman Fight - HistoryNet
Jun 12, 2006 · The Fetterman Fight, fought on a December morning 131 years ago, was the worst military blunder of the Western Indian wars prior to the Battle of the Little Bighorn in June 1876.
The Battle of the Hundred-in-the-Hands: When US Settlers Lost
Jul 11, 2023 · The Battle of the Hundred-in-the-Hands: When US Settlers Lost. Learn about the Hundred in the Hands or Fetterman’s Fight. A fierce conflict between the US army and Native Americans.
Red Cloud's War - World History Encyclopedia
Feb 20, 2024 · The Fetterman Massacre, also known as the Battle of the Hundred-in-the-Hands, was the major engagement of Red Cloud's War on 21 December 1866 in which 81 troops from Fort Phil Kearny under the command of William J. Fetterman were destroyed in an ambush by the warriors under Red Cloud.
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The Fetterman Fight, and its loss of the lives of 76 enlisted men, three officers and two civilians, shocked the nation, and influenced government policy and attitudes towards the Plains Indians for years to come.
Visiting Fetterman Fight Site - WyoHistory.org
Near Fort Phil Kearny in December 1866 in what’s now northern Wyoming, Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne warriors ambushed and killed Capt. William Fetterman and his entire command of 80 men. Fetterman’s arrogance has long been blamed for the disaster, but new evidence shows a more complex and interesting story.
Fetterman Fight, Wyoming – Legends of America
The Indians named this battle “The Battle of the Hundred Slain.” The whites knew it as the Fetterman Massacre because the soldiers were led by Captain Fetterman, who had boasted that he could defeat the entire Sioux Nation with a single company of cavalrymen.