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350 Sioux Indians Arrested
The 7th U.S. Cavalry arrested a village led by Big Foot of the Hunkpapa Sioux Indians. 230 Sioux women and children were arrested and 120 Sioux Indian men. -
Wounded Knee Village Disarmed
500 Cavalry troops under the command of Colonel James W. Forsyth began disarming the Sioux Indians of any guns, knives, axes, and stakes which could be used as a weapon. -
FIRE!
The Wounded Knee Massacre began when the Hotchkiss started rapidly shooting. Guns were shot at over 200 rounds per minute. -
Cross Fire
The 500 well armed Cavalry troopers were well positioned using crossing fire to carry out the Wounded Knee Massacre. -
Dead
Almost immeadiately most of the Sioux Indian men were killed. -
Courage
A few Sioux Indians were courageous enough to barehandedly kill 29 soldiers and injure 39 more. -
The Shooting Continued
The guns kept firing and unarmed Sioux Indian women and children were killed without mercy. -
RUN!
A few of the Sioux Indians even ran as far as 3 miles to try to get away from the shooting but were eventually caught after being chased with long knives and were then killed. -
The End of the Wounded Knee Massacre
Out of the 350 Sioux Indians in that village only about 50 of them survived. -
What?
Almost all historical statistics say that over 200 Sioux Indians were killed but the governmental figures only reported 64 men, 44 women, and 18 babies as dead. -
Finale
This was the last major engagement between the Plains Indians and the U.S. Army.
