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Disarmament Attempt at Wounded Knee

When: 1890-12-29
Where: Wounded Knee Creek
Part of: Wounded Knee Massacre: 7th Cavalry fires on Lakota at Wounded Knee

7th Cavalry ordered Lakota to surrender weapons and leave the military zone, leading to conflict.

On December 29, 1890, Forsyth, commander of the 7th Cavalry during the massacre, ordered the surrender of weapons and the immediate removal of the Lakota from the zone of military operations to awaiting trains. This order followed the meeting with Spotted Elk's group the previous day.

Sources

Wounded Knee Massacre Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-08
7th Cavalry Regiment Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-08

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