Battle of Rush Creek

Battle of Rush Creek
Part of the Colorado War
Cedar Creek, formerly Rush Creek, near its confluence with the North Platte
Date February 8–9, 1865 Location Morrill County, Nebraska Result inconclusive
Belligerents
United States Army	Cheyenne, Lakota Sioux, and Arapaho tribes
Commanders and leaders
Lt. Col. William O. Collins	George Bent
Strength
185 soldiers	1,000 warriors
Casualties and losses
2-3 killed, 9 wounded	1+ killed, 2 wounded

The Battle of Rush Creek took place February 8–9, 1865, between about 185 soldiers of the U.S. Army and 1,000 warriors of the Lakota Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes.^[1] It was part of a series of retaliations by the Native American alliance after the U.S. army committed the Sand Creek Massacre. The inconclusive battle took place 4 mi southeast of present-day Broadwater, Nebraska, along both banks of the North Platte River.