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Summit Springs, Battle of
The Battle of Summit Springs, on July 11, 1869, is an armed conflict between elements of the United States Army under the command of Colonel Eugene A. Carr and a group of Cheyenne Dog Soldiers led by Tall Bull, who is killed during the engagement.
The US forces are assigned to retaliate for a series of raids in north-central Kansas by Chief Tall Bull's Dog Soldiers band of the Cheyenne.
The battle happens south of Sterling, Colorado in Washington County near the Logan/Washington county line.