List of battles fought in North Dakota

This is an incomplete list of military and other armed confrontations that have occurred within the boundaries of the modern US State of North Dakota since European contact. The region was part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain from 1535 to 1679, New France from 1679 to 1803, and part of the United States of America 1803–present.

The Plains Indian Wars directly affected the region during westward expansion. The Dakota War of 1862 (also known as the Sioux Uprising) involved eastern Dakota Native Americans, the armed conflicts of this war were fought in Minnesota, their former lands. The aftermath of that war was the pursuit of several eastern Dakota tribes in both South Dakota and North Dakota.

Battles

Name	Date	Location	War	Campaign	Dead	Belligerents
Battle of Grand Coteau	July 13–14, 1851	near modern Minot[1]			16-81	Métis bison hunters[2] vs Yanktonai Sioux
Battle of Big Mound[3]	July 24–25, 1863	modern Kidder County	Sioux Wars	Sibley's Expedition	12+	United States of America vs Santee, Yankton, Yanktonai, & Teton Sioux
Battle of Dead Buffalo Lake[4]	July 26, 1863	modern Kidder County	Sioux Wars	Sibley's Expedition	16 (est.)	United States of America vs Teton & Santee Sioux
Battle of Stony Lake[5]	July 28, 1863	modern Burleigh County	Sioux Wars	Sibley's Expedition	5+	United States of America vs Santee, Teton, Yankton & Yanktonai Sioux
Battle of Whitestone Hill[6]	September 3–5, 1863	modern Dickey County	Sioux Wars		222+	United States of America vs Yanktonai, Santee, & Teton Sioux
Battle of Killdeer Mountain[7]	July 28–29, 1864	modern Dunn County	Sioux Wars	Sully's Expedition	ca. 155[8]	United States of America vs Teton, Yanktonai, & Santee Sioux
Battle of the Badlands	August 7–9, 1864	between modern Medora & Sentinel Butte	Sioux Wars	Sully's Expedition	ca. 100[9]	United States of America vs Hunkpapa, Sans Arc, Miniconjou, & Yanktonai[10]

Notes

1. The exact location is disputed; possible locations include modern Ward, McLean, or McHenry Counties.
2. From the Red River Colony.
3. "CWSAC Battle Summary: Big Mound". National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-12-28.
4. "CWSAC Battle Summary: Dead Buffalo Lake". National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-12-28.
5. "CWSAC Battle Summary: Stony Lake". National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-12-28.
6. "CWSAC Battle Summary: Whitestone Hill". National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-12-28.
7. "CWSAC Battle Summary: Killdeer Mountain". National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-12-28.
8. Native American's history states 31 killed. Sully estimated that 100-150 were killed.
9. This is Sully's estimate, which is believed to be an exaggeration. Native Americans were wounded, but positive information about those killed in action has not been confirmed.
10. Sitting Bull noted these and other Native Americans were present during the battle. See Micheal D. Clodfelter, The Dakota War: The United States Army Versus the Sioux, 1862-1865 (McFarland, 2006), p. 186.

See also

• History of North Dakota
• Plains Indians Wars