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Attack on Lower Sioux Agency
- When
- August 18, 1862
- Where
- Lower Sioux Agency
Little Crow led a surprise attack on the Lower Sioux Agency on August 18, 1862, marking the war's start.
Following the Acton killings, a council declared war. Little Crow ordered an attack on the Lower Sioux Agency the following morning. This surprise attack on the agency and white settlements along the Minnesota River valley initiated the armed conflict between the United States and the Dakota.
Sources
- Dakota War of 1862 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-07
- Little Crow Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-10
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