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November 29th, 1864

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- Arapaho and Cheyenne Plains Native American Tribes
- Colonel Chivington
- Chief Black Kettle
- Governor Evans

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Big Sandy Creek, Colorado

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The Governor of the territory of Colorado, John Evans ordered that all Native American tribes were to go to Fort Lyon to have both supplies and safety assured. However that contradicted the orders that any Native Americans should be shot if found near/approaching a fort throughout Colorado. Chief black kettle followed through with Governor Evans orders, hoping that his people could be free once more.

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The Arapaho and Cheyenne tribes awaited to move to Fort Lynn were they can peacefully negotiate and find safety within the fort. The people settled in Big sandy Creek composing of mostly woman, children, and the elderly. In the morning on November 29th, the U.S. engaged in a surprise attack killing approximately 230 native americans

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As the battle's name implies, it was a massacre towards the Indians and a U.S. army victory.

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December 21, 1866

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- Colonel Fetterman
- Colonel Henry Carrington
- Lakota Plains Native American Tribes
- Red Cloud
- Crazy Horse

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Fort Phil Kearny, Wyoming

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After the Sand Creek Massacre, the indians would take revenge on whites everywhere on the plains. The U.S. responded in places multiple forts along the plains the biggest being Fort Phil Kearny, where both Red Cloud and the Crazy Horse would then focus most their attacks onto the fort, often raiding supplies being brought to the fort. Along the many attacks Crazy Horse learned he could cause the soldiers to make a ambush if he got off his horse and acted defenceless. Both Crazy Horse and Red Cloud had the idea to which they could use this technique on a larger fleet of troops.

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On december 24th, approximately 2,000 Native Americans went up to Fort Phil Kearny, where the troops there could see them, the indians then brought out a small group to attack people collected lumber. Colonel Carrington ordered Colonel Fetterman to help the people with 80 soldiers, which then Crazy Horse brought out 10 decoys on horse, which Carrington fired at. The decoys started to run around frantically. After the wood cutters were into the fort, Fetterman went to chase after the decoys. The natives than ambushed Fetterman's troops, fired nearly 40,000 arrows at the troops. There were no survivors.

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A massive victory towards the indians and one was of the greatest defeats to americans until the Battle of the Little Bighorn.

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Red Cloud's War, 1866: The Fetterman Massacre

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June 25, 1876

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- George Custer
- Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne Indians
- Sitting Bull
- Crazy Horse

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Little Bighorn River, Montana Territory

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When there was gold discovered in a Indian Reservation, The army denied the treaty terms ad invaded the reservation. From this massive betrayal, approximately 10,000 indians went to join Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull, two leaders of the sioux that decided to fight the U.S. government. The 10,000 indians all gathered into a camp that sat along the Little Big Horn River.

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On June 17th U.S. troops lined up along the camp and were prepared to march towards it. With a force of 1,200 native americans were able to make the troops back down. However on June 25th, Cluster who was supposed to wait for reinforcements to come, decided it would be best to fight the Indians with his 600 men. Crazy Horse heard of the news and began to rally up his indians who were able to fight. Despite Clusters various attempts him and his troops were nearly outnumbered ot be able to fight as almost 3,000 Indians were fighting them. In a hour all his troops including himself were dead.

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A major Native American victory and known as the worst defeat in the long plains Indian War

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Wounded Knee Massacre: 7th Cavalry Attack Over Lakota Ghost Dance