Battle Of Birch Coulee September 2-3, 1862
The Battle of Birch Coulee, fought between September 2 and 3, 1862, was the worst defeat the United States suffered and the Dakotas' most successful engagement during the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862. Over thirty hours, approximately 200 Dakota warriors pinned down a Union force of 170 newly recruited U.S. volunteers, militia, and civilians from the area, who were unable to move until Henry Sibley's main army arrived.
The U.S.-Dakota War of 1862, a formative event in the history of Minnesota, was initiated by factions of the Dakota who had endured years of repeatedly broken promises by the federal government and were starving as they waited for annuity payments owed to them. The Battle at Birch Coulee was the longest battle of the war.
(MNOPEDIA)
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