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The Great Sioux Uprising is a 1953 American Technicolor western film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Jeff Chandler, Faith Domergue and Lyle Bettger. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures.
The Dakota War of 1862, also known as the Sioux Uprising, the Dakota Uprising, the Sioux Outbreak of 1862, the Dakota Conflict, or Little Crow's War, was an armed conflict between the United States and several eastern bands of Dakota collectively known as the Santee Sioux.
- August 18-September 26, 1862
- United States victory
- Minnesota, Dakota Territory
Learn how the Santee Sioux, led by Little Crow, rebelled against the U.S. government in 1862 over land, treaties, and traders. Explore the origins, events, and aftermath of the Dakota War, also known as the Great Sioux Uprising.
Nov 4, 2019 · During the next two weeks, bands of Sioux swept through the countryside, burning farmsteads, slaying men and seizing scores of women and children. An estimated 650 Dakotas attacked the village of New Ulm, where the defenders fought from behind street barricades.
- Jeffry D. Wert
A Sioux uprising in 1862 culminated in a mass hanging at Mankato on December 26, when 38 Sioux were executed for having massacred white settlers (President Abraham Lincoln reduced the number from more than 300 sentenced to death); the execution spot is marked by a monument.…
Mar 2, 2010 · Learn about the 1862 conflict between the Dakota (Sioux) tribe and white settlers in Minnesota, which resulted in the execution of 38 Dakota men. The uprising was triggered by starvation, land loss and violence against the Dakota.
Dec 26, 2018 · On Dec. 26, 1862, 38 Dakota Indians were executed by the U.S. government during the U.S. Dakota War of 1862 (also known as the Sioux Uprising, Dakota Uprising).
