Battle of Warbonnet Creek

July 17, 1876 · Sioux County

Result United States victory

The US 5th Cavalry stopped a group of Cheyenne warriors who were leaving their reservation to join the Lakota after the Little Bighorn. Scout Buffalo Bill Cody killed a Cheyenne warrior named Yellow Hair.

United States

Cheyennes

Strength and losses

Strength
c. 350