BATTLES & WARS

The Battle of Wounded Knee was one of the major battles between Native Americans and the United States government. You can learn more about important Native American conflicts and battles in this section.

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Battle of Fallen Timbers

Fallen Timbers, Battle of, August 20, 1794, a battle in which United States troops under Major General Anthony Wayne defeated a British-supported force of Indians under Little Turtle.

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  • Seminole Wars
    Seminole Wars

    Seminole Wars (1817-18; 1835-42; 1855-58), three wars fought between the United States and the Seminole Indians in Florida. See more »

  • Battle of Fallen Timbers
    Battle of Fallen Timbers

    Fallen Timbers, Battle of, August 20, 1794, a battle in which United States troops under Major General Anthony Wayne defeated a British-supported force of Indians under Little Turtle. See more »

  • Battle of Tippecanoe
    Battle of Tippecanoe

    Tippecanoe, Battle of, November 7, 1811, an engagement between frontier troops and Indians near the Shawnee village of Prophet's Town. See more »

  • Battle of Wounded Knee
    Battle of Wounded Knee

    Wounded Knee, Battle of, December 29, 1890, the last important fight between American Indians and United States troops. See more »

  • King Philip's War
    King Philip's War

    King Philip's War, 1675-76, a war between New England colonists and Indians. The war was named for King Philip, or Metacomet, the chief of the Wampanoag tribe and son of Massasoit, who had welcomed the Pilgrims to Plymouth. See more »

  • King William's War
    King William's War

    King William's War, 1689-97, a war between the English and French in North America. See more »

  • Massacre of Raisin River
    Massacre of Raisin River

    Raisin River, Massacre of, a mass killing at Frenchtown (now Monroe, Michigan) on the banks of the Raisin River during the War of 1812. See more »

  • Queen Anne's War
    Queen Anne's War

    Queen Anne's War, 1702-13, the American phase of the War of the Spanish Succession fought in Europe, 1701-14. See more »

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