Battle of the Brule
| Battle of the Brule | |||||||||
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| Part of Dakota-Ojibwe War | |||||||||
This image of the Battle of the Brule appeared in the 1891 memoirs of Chief Buffalo's adopted son and personal interpreter Benjamin Armstrong. | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Ojibwe | Dakota | ||||||||
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| Kechewaishke (Buffalo) | Old Crow | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 13 | 101 | ||||||||
The Battle of the Brule was an important battle in the Dakota-Ojibwe War. It took place in October 1842 battle between the La Pointe Band of Ojibwe and a war party of Lakota. The battle took place along the Brule River (Bois Brule) in what is today northern Wisconsin and resulted in a decisive victory for the Ojibwe.