Battle of Cut Foot Sioux 1748
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 1748 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | United States | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | North America | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Dakota-Ojibwe War | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Dakota people, Ojibwe | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 47.5167, -94.0500 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Cut Foot Sioux was an engagement in the wider Dakota-Ojibwe War that took place c. 1748 in present-day northern Minnesota. According to tradition and some records, the battle resulted in the maiming of a Dakota warrior's feet, from which the names for Cut Foot Sioux Lake and Cut Foot Sioux Trail were derived.
The conflict resulted in increased control by the Ojibwe over the Upper Mississippi River and the Great Lakes region.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Cut Foot Sioux (revision 1377403935), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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