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This Day in Minnesota History

January 23, 1862

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ISBN: 0873514165
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Soldiers under General Henry H. Sibley defeat Dakota warriors in the Battle of Wood Lake in Yellow Medicine County. Although this battle traditionally marks the end of the US‒Dakota War, Sibley and General Alfred Sully undertook punitive expeditions against the Dakota the following year.

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First published: July 1, 2015
Last modified: September 23, 2022