Northern Cheyenne Exodus

Northern Cheyenne Exodus
	Part of the American Indian Wars
	; Little Wolf and Dull Knife, Chiefs of the Northern Cheyenne
Date	September, 1878 – April, 1879
Location	Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Montana, United States
Result	Northern Cheyenne Reservation created
Belligerents
Northern Cheyenne	United States
Commanders and leaders
Dull Knife; Little Wolf ; Wild Hog; Left Hand †; Little Finger Nail †	William H. Lewis †; John B. Johnson; Henry W. Wessells; George F. Chase; William P. Clark
Strength
297 people	~1,000 soldiers and civilians
Casualties and losses
~50 killed, ~30 wounded, ~70 captured	~30 killed, ~20 wounded
	Losses include civilian casualties.; Northern Cheyenne population declined by 619 to 675 overall in the exodus due to poor reservation conditions.;

The Northern Cheyenne Exodus, also known as Dull Knife's Raid, the Cheyenne War, or the Cheyenne Campaign, was the attempt of the Northern Cheyenne to return to the northern Great Plains, after being placed on the Southern Cheyenne reservation in the Indian Territory, and the United States Army operations to stop them. In September 1878, about 300 Cheyenne men, women, and children headed north from their reservation, fighting and winning several skirmishes with the U.S. Army. In Nebraska, the Cheyenne split into two groups of about equal numbers. One group successfully reached Montana. The other group was captured and imprisoned in Fort Robinson, Nebraska. In January 1879 they escaped from their confinement and fled north. Most were captured or killed during the pursuit by the army, although a few escaped and remained on the northern plains. Seven Cheyenne warriors were tried and acquitted of killing white civilians during their flight. The Cheyenne who survived the flight were allowed to remain in the north