Battle of the Brule

Battle of the Brule
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.
DateOctober 1842
Location
Result Ojibwe victory
Territorial
changes
Minnesota, United States
Belligerents
Ojibwe Dakota
Commanders and leaders
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.