Battle of Grand Coteau
The Battle of Grand Coteau, or Battle of Grand Coteau du Missouri, was a battle that took place between a Métis buffalo hunting party from St. François Xavier, led by Jean Baptiste Falcon, and the Sioux Cut Head Yanktonai, led by Chief Medicine Bear. The Métis won the battle, which took place on July 13 to 14, 1851 in what is now North Dakota.[1]
Chief Medicine Bear's men killed only 1 person and 15 horses but had much larger losses: 15-80 men and 65 horses.[2]
Battle Of Grand Coteau Media
- Paul Kane-BuffaloHunt-ROM.jpg
Paul Kane's oil painting depicting a Métis buffalo hunt on the prairies of Dakota in June 1846
- Sioux01.png
Map showing the general locations of the tribes and subtribes of the Sioux by the late 18th century; current reservations are shown in orange.
- Medicine Bear-Ma-To- Ican. Cut Head, Sioux, 1872 - NARA - 519022.tif
Chief Medicine Bear in 1872
References
- ↑ "Battle of Grand Coteau (North Dakota)". Wikipedia. 2019-10-03.
- ↑ "Battle of Grand Coteau—North Dakota: 12-14 July 1851". www.lermuseum.org. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
