Inkpa Duta (Scarlet Point) and a band of Dakota attack Springfield (now Jackson) in Jackson County. Settler-colonists gather in two cabins to defend the town. During the battle, one child dies and several adults are wounded. This incident is part of the so-called "Spirit Lake Massacre" (only one death actually occurred, at Spirit Lake, Iowa). The failure of the government to capture Inkpa Duta may have encouraged other Dakota to expect victory in the US–Dakota War of 1862.