20h 8min, aug 18, 1862 y - U.S.-Dakota War Begins
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The Dakota attacked the Lower Sioux Agency and then attacked settlements along the Minnesota River, killing lots of people. Then a U.S. Army force from Fort Ridgely was ambushed, and 24 soldiers were killed. There were a lot of Dakota that didn’t fight, but most of the Dakota that did were young men.
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