After this war, Fort Phil Kearny was abandoned and the Bozeman Trail temporarily closed off.
One casualty in this conflict was Adolph Metzler, a bugler who apparently killed enemies in his final battle "by beating them over the head with his bugle." This war included Army victories at the "Hayfield Fight" near Fort C.F. Smith and the "Wagon Box Fight" the next day. During it, Captain William J. Fetterman was tricked into following a decoy party into an ambush, sparking the "Battle of the Hundred Slain," a bruising defeat for the Army that led to the replacement of Colonel Henry Carrington. After this war, Fort Phil Kearny was abandoned and the Bozeman Trail temporarily closed off. This conflict was ended by the 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie, which guaranteed a certain tribe's ownership of the Black Hills. For 10 points, name this conflict in the Wyoming and Montana territories, which takes its name from a prominent Oglala Lakota chief.
One casualty in this conflict was Adolph Metzler, a bugler who apparently killed enemies in his final battle "by beating them over the head with his bugle.
Red Cloud's War [accept Powder River War, accept Bozeman War until mentioned, prompt on Sioux Wars]