Qualla: Battle of the Badlands https://qualla.com/battle-of-the-badlands en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:04 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Battle of the Badlands https://qualla.com/battle-of-the-badlands Battle of the Badlands: Introduction https://qualla.com/battle-of-the-badlands/ One minute they were rolling along on what seemed like limitless prairie. The next, men and horses were lost in a maze of narrow gullies and malevolent steeps. General Alfred Sully had led more than four thousand soldiers into Dakota Territory in 1864, the largest American force ever assembled to fight the Sioux. On August 7, he plunged into the badlands of present-day North Dakota, guided by a Blackfoot scout who claimed to know a route through the labyrinth. Waiting among those deep ravines and rugged hills were Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse's people, and a thousand warriors who knew this land intimately. The Sioux had a plan: let the badlands kill the invaders.

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]]> Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/c/8/q/6/battle-of-the-badlands-wp/c8q6-battle-of-the-badlands-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Battle of the Badlands: Gold and Punishment https://qualla.com/battle-of-the-badlands/ The 1864 campaign grew from two impulses: revenge and greed. The Dakota War of 1862 had left Minnesota settlers dead and the federal government determined to punish the Sioux, even those who had not participated in the uprising. At the same time, gold strikes in Montana and Idaho...

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]]> Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/c/8/q/6/battle-of-the-badlands-wp/c8q6-battle-of-the-badlands-gold-and-punishment.mp3 0:06 2 full Battle of the Badlands: Into the Maze https://qualla.com/battle-of-the-badlands/ The Dakota badlands offered the Sioux their best chance. Deep, impassable ravines cut the landscape. High rugged hills blocked lines of sight and movement. Water was scarce. The terrain near present-day Theodore Roosevelt National Park became a natural fortress. Sully knew the ri...

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]]> Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/c/8/q/6/battle-of-the-badlands-wp/c8q6-battle-of-the-badlands-into-the-maze.mp3 0:06 3 full Battle of the Badlands: Three Days of Arrows https://qualla.com/battle-of-the-badlands/ The Sioux struck on August 7. A small raiding party hit the horse herd of the Seventh Iowa Cavalry and ambushed one company. Hundreds of warriors appeared on hilltops near Sully's camp. Cannon fire dispersed them, but the soldiers spent an anxious night. The next morning, a thous...

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]]> Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/c/8/q/6/battle-of-the-badlands-wp/c8q6-battle-of-the-badlands-three-days-of-arrows.mp3 0:06 4 full Battle of the Badlands: Breaking Free https://qualla.com/battle-of-the-badlands/ Despite constant opposition, Sully's column advanced ten miles on August 8. The next day brought more warriors, more arrows, more harassment. Then, around noon on August 9, the terrain opened. Sully broke out of the badlands onto a large, level plain. With room to maneuver and de...

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