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Battle of Sugar Point

When: October 5, 1898
Where: Sugar Point, Leech Lake Reservation, Cass County, Minnesota
Part of: Battle of Sugar Point: Ojibwe defeat U.S. troops at Cass Lake

U.S. Infantry attempted to apprehend Bugonaygeshig at Sugar Point, leading to a skirmish where Pillagers attacked the troops.

On October 5, 1898, the 3rd U.S. Infantry and members of the Pillager Band of Chippewa Indians fought at Sugar Point, in a failed attempt to apprehend Bugonaygeshig. Pillagers attacked soldiers, allowing Bugonaygeshig and Sha-Boon-Day-Shkong to escape. The engagement is often referred to as "the last Indian Uprising in the United States".

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