Arikara War
1823 CE
The Arikara War takes place in 1823 near the Missouri River, present day South Dakota.
Arikara (a Native American nation also called Arikaree or Ree) warriors attack a trapping expedition traveling on the river.
The United States responds with 230 soldiers, 750 Sioux, and 50 trappers under the command of U.S. Army Colonel Henry Leavenworth.The war is brief, but is noted for two reasons.
First, it is the first military conflict between the United States and the western Native Americans, setting the tone for future encounters with the Crow and Blackfeet.
Second, Henry Leavenworth had not completely defeated the Arikara.
His leniency on them sparks a great debate between Americans demanding subjugation of the Native Americans and those advocating cohabitation.The Arikara will eventually settled on the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakotbe a.
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