The Dakota War of 1862 (also known as the Sioux Uprising, Sioux Outbreak of 1862, the Dakota Conflict, the U.S.–Dakota War of 1862 atau Little Crow's War) was an armed conflict between the United States and several bands of the eastern Sioux atau Dakota which began on August 17, 1862, along the Minnesota River in southwest Minnesota. It ended with a mass execution of 38 Dakota men on December 26, 1862, in Mankato, Minnesota.
Throughout the late 1850s, treaty violations oleh the United States and late atau unfair annuity payments oleh Indian agents caused increasing hunger and hardship among the Dakota....
continue reading...