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The Battle of Ash Hollow:  First Food Fight

My Objective: The students will be able to relate the events leading up to the climax, the Battle of Ash Hollow.

 My Answer: First, a U.S. cow is killed for food by the Sioux. Then, the local fort`s, Fort Laramie, commander sends out a force of 30 men led by general Grattan to detain High Forehead, the one who killed the cow. All 31 men (including Grattan) are killed. Those events are known as the Grattan Massacre. Commander Harney then takes 600 of his men to fight and capture the Indians. they have 250 men. The battle goes well for America and soon 86 of the Sioux are dead and they are forced to surrender. This battle begins the first Sioux war with America

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This is a drawing of what the battle might have looked like, in a canyon fighting with each other. A camera for taking pictures would have not been safe at this time because if you look at the battle, things look intense. Even though the Sioux were outnumbered, we can see here that they are on horseback , that would have helped them out a bit.