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This is an incomplete list of military and other armed confrontations that have occurred within the boundaries of the modern US State of Nebraska since European contact. The region was part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain from 1535–1679, New France from 1679–1803, and part of the United States of America 1803–present.

The Plains Indian Wars directly affected the region during westward expansion.

Battles

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Name Date Location War Campaign Dead Belligerents
Villasur expedition[1] August 12–14, 1720 near modern Columbus, Nebraska War of the Quadruple Alliance 46[2] Spanish Empire, Pueblo, & Apache vs Pawnee & Otoe
Battle of Ash Hollow[3] September 3, 1855 near modern Lewellen, Nebraska First Sioux War 113 Brulé vs United States of America
Battle Creek[4] July 12, 1859 near modern Battle Creek, Nebraska Pawnee War of 1859 0 United States of America vs Pawnee
Little Blue River Raid[5] August 7–9, 1864 Little Blue River[6] Cheyenne War of 1864 38 Cheyenne, Arapaho & Lakota[7] vs Nebraska settlers[8]
Plum Creek Massacre August 8, 1864 near modern Lexington, Nebraska Cheyenne War of 1864 13 Cheyenne vs western emigrants
Oak Grove Station August 9–10, 1864 near modern Oak, Nebraska Cheyenne War of 1864 2 Cheyenne dog soldiers & Lakota vs Nebraska settlers
Kiowa Ranch Station August 10, 1864 near modern Deshler, Nebraska Cheyenne War of 1864 2 Cheyenne & Lakota vs Nebraska settlers
Battle of Mud Springs February 4–6, 1865 near modern Dalton, Nebraska Colorado War 1[9] Cheyenne, Lakota Sioux, & Arapaho vs United States of America
Battle of Rush Creek February 8–9, 1865 near modern Broadwater, Nebraska Colorado War 4+ Cheyenne, Lakota Sioux, & Arapaho vs United States of America
Massacre Canyon[10] August 5, 1873 Hitchcock County, Nebraska 69 Oglala, Brulé & Sihasapa vs Pawnee
Battle of Warbonnet Creek July 17, 1876 near modern Harrison, Nebraska Great Sioux War of 1876 1 United States of America vs Cheyenne

Notes

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  1. ^ "Villasur Sent to Nebraska". Archived from the original on 2012-05-25.
  2. ^ The number of Pawnee and Otoe dead is unknown.
  3. ^ "The Battle of Blue Water". Nebraska State Historical Society. Archived from the original on July 2, 2004. Retrieved 2012-12-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "Battle Creek". Nebraska State Historical Society. Archived from the original on July 2, 2004. Retrieved 2012-12-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "Battle Creek". Nebraska State Historical Society. Archived from the original on July 2, 2004. Retrieved 2012-12-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ Essentially a 60-mile campaign along the Overland Trail.
  7. ^ Which band of Lakota people were involved has not been found yet; more research is required.
  8. ^ Some residents of Kansas were also attacked.
  9. ^ Although the Native Americans had casualties, George Bent stated that none were killed.
  10. ^ Riley, Paul D. "The Battle of Massacre Canyon" (PDF). Nebraska State Historical Society. Archived from the original on May 22, 2013. Retrieved 2012-12-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

See also

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