Battles of New Ulm

Battles of New Ulm
	Part of The Dakota War of 1862
	; The Siege of New Ulm, Minnesota on August 19, 1862
Date	August 19, 1862 and August 23, 1862
Location	New Ulm, Brown County, Minnesota44°18′48″N 94°27′41″W / 44.31333°N 94.46139°W
Result	Santee Sioux defeat (attacks repulsed; city temporarily evacuated following day)
Belligerents
United States	Santee Sioux
Commanders and leaders
First Battle Jacob Nix; Charles Roos; ; Second Battle Charles Flandrau; William Dodd; ;	Second Battle Little Crow; Mankato; Big Eagle; ;
Strength
First Battle 20–55; ; Second Battle 325 (250 engaged); 2,000 unarmed civilians; ;	First Battle 100; ; Second Battle 350-650; ;
Casualties and losses
First Battle 6 killed (including one civilian); 5 wounded; ; Second Battle 29 Killed (including three civilians); 55 Wounded; ;	~100 killed or wounded in both battles

The Battles of New Ulm, also known as the New Ulm Massacre, were two battles in August 1862 between Dakota men and European settlers and militia in New Ulm, Minnesota early in the Dakota War of 1862. Dakota forces attacked New Ulm on August 19 and again on August 23, destroying much of the town but failing to fully capture it. After the second attack, New Ulm was evacuated.