Battle of Bighorn Lake

Battle of the Bighorn Lake
Part of the Great Sioux War of 1876
Date July 10–11, 1876 Location Near Bighorn Lake, Crow Indian Reservation, Big Horn County, Montana, U.S. Result Decisive American Victory
Belligerents
Lakota Dakota Northern Cheyenne Arapaho	United States
Commanders and leaders
Sitting Bull Crazy Horse† Chief Gall Two Moon†	Tommy Saxon Thomas S. Blair Samuel Sawyer Samuel Pickett
Units involved
Irregular military	Utah Territorial Army
Strength
2,000–3,600 warriors	15,000 4,000 Regular infantry 2,000 Regular cavalry 9,000 Militia 36 artillery pieces
Casualties and losses
135 killed Up to 1,000 wounded	29 killed 34 wounded
100 Non-combatant natives killed

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Order of battle

Bighorn Relief Army

(Maj. Gen. Tommy Saxon)

1st (Regular) Division – 4,000 infantry, 2,000 cavalry, 12 guns

(Maj. Gen. Thomas S. Blair)

1st Brigade

• 1st Battalion, Northern Utah Borderers
• 1st Battalion, Utah Volunteer Regiment
• 2nd Battalion, Utah Volunteer Regiment
• 1st Battalion, Salt Lake Guards Regiment

2nd Brigade

• A Squadron, Young's Life Guards
• B Squadron, Young's Life Guards

3rd Brigade

• "A" Battery, 1st (Salt Lake) Regiment of Utah Artillery
• "G" Battery, 3rd (Logan) Regiment of Utah Artillery

2nd (Reserve) Division – 5,000 infantry, 4,000 cavalry, 24 guns

(Bvt. Maj. Gen. Samuel Sawyer)

1st Brigade

• 2nd Battalion, Northern Utah Borderers
• 3rd Battalion, Northern Utah Borderers
• 3rd Battalion, Utah Volunteer Regiment
• 2nd Battalion, Salt Lake Guards Regiment
• 3rd Battalion, Salt Lake Guards Regiment

2nd Brigade

• C Squadron, Young's Life Guards

• A Squadron, Brigham City Lancers
• B Squadron, Brigham City Lancers
• C Squadron, Brigham City Lancers

3rd Brigade

• "B" Battery, 1st (Salt Lake) Regiment of Utah Artillery
• "C" Battery, 1st (Salt Lake) Regiment of Utah Artillery
• "H" Battery, 3rd (Logan) Regiment of Utah Artillery
• "I" Battery, 3rd (Logan) Regiment of Utah Artillery