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Battles of Mullan Road War Battle of Toppenish Creek Battle of Union Gap Cascades Massacre Battle of Pine Creek Battle of Four Lakes Battle of Spokane Plains Steamboat Chippewa Fiasco Battle of Lower Sioux Agency Battle of Redwood Ferry Battle of New Ulm Battle of Fort Ridgely Battle of Birch Coulee Siege of Fort Abercrombie Battle of Wood Lake Surrender at Camp Release Battle of Big Mound Battle of Dead Buffalo Lake Battle of Stoney Lake Battle of White Stone Hill Battle of Killdeer Mountain Fisk's Expedition Battle of Red Buttes Battle of Deer Creek Station Battle of Dry Creek Custard Wagon Train Fight Platte Bridge Battle Battle of Platte Bridge Station Battle of Bone Pile Creek Battle of Fort Rice Battle of Tongue River 1865 Powder River Expedition Sun River Stampede Battle of Crazy Woman Creek Battle of Peno Creek Fetterman Massacre Fort Buford Massacre Haystack Battle Battle of Fort Kearny Battle Near Fort Ellis Battle of Popo Aguie Marias River Massacre Battle of Miner's Delight Pryor's Fork Battle Second Battle of Tongue River Battle of Bighorn Battle of Powder River Battle of the Rosebud Custers Last Stand Battle of Snake Mountain Battle of Slim Buttes Battle of Cedar Creek Battle of Bates Creek Battle of Ash Creek Battle of Wolf Mountain Battle of Little Muddy Creek Battle of White Bird Canyon Battle of the Cottonwoods Battle of the Clearwater Battle of Weippe Prairie Battle of Big Hole Battle of Horse Prairie Battle of Birch Creek, Idaho Battle of Camas Creek Battle of Canyon Creek Battle of Cow Island Battle of Cow Creek Battle of Bear Paw Battle of South Mountain Battle of Silver River Battle of Birch Creek Battle of Clearwater River Battle of Clark's Fork Battle of Heart Mountain Massacre Near Yellowstone Lake Battle of Jackson Hole Battle of Careless Creek Battle of Milk River Battle of Big Creek Battle of Pumpkin Creek Battle of Poplar River

September 3, 1862 Siege of Fort Abercrombie

This battle was a part of Mullan Road War. A list of Mullan Road War battles is above. It took place at Fort Abercrombie which was located 30 miles south of what is now Fargo, North Dakota, 55 miles west of Ottertail Pillager Chippewa Reservation and 49 miles southwest of White Earth Reservation. On Saturday August 30, 1862 a small force of brave Ojibway Soldiers appeared just outside Fort Abercrombie which was built in 1857, then rounded up loose cattle which belonged to Fort Abercrombie. Then on Wednesday September 3, 1862 Ojibway Soldiers returned again but now they numbered close to 500 soldiers, and attacked Fort Abercrombie. It was probably a lack of modern day weapons of war, Ojibway Soldiers were without, that allowed American Soldiers to continue to keep their fortification under their control throughout Fort Abercrmbie Siege. Again on September 4, 5 and 6, Ojibway Soldiers attacked Fort Abercrombie enduring dismal failures. Their fort was strongly built and had howitzers to use, which proved effective against Ojibway Soldiers, who had to depend largely on primitive weapons like bows and arrows, spears and war clubs. It was a horrible defeat for Ojibway Soldiers. Ojibway casualties may have been close to 30, with maybe 15 to 20 killed. American casualties were only 3, which can be attributed to their strong fortification they hid in, while Ojibway Soldiers assaulted it. That part of Red River Colony located in Minnesota and North Dakota, was 100 miles north of Fort Abercrombie. Ojibway Soldiers kept their American enemy confined to that fort.