The
Dakota War of 1862, also known as the
Sioux Uprising, (and the
Dakota Uprising, the
Sioux Outbreak of 1862, the
Dakota Conflict, the
U.S.–Dakota War of 1862 or
Little Crow's War) was an armed conflict between the
United States and several bands of
Dakota (also known as the eastern '
Sioux'). It began on August 17, 1862, along the
Minnesota River in southwest
Minnesota. It ended with a mass
execution of 38 Dakota men on December 26, 1862, in
Mankato, Minnesota.