What happened at the Battle of Beecher Island?
Date 17–19 September 1868 Result United States victory When was the Battle of Beecher Island? On September 17, 1868 a large group of Cheyenne, Arapaho and Lakota warriors attacked 50 United States Army volunteer scouts, under the command of Major George A. Forsyth and Lieutenant Frederick H. Beecher, on the Arickaree River about 18 miles…
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