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Battle of Wolf Mountain On January 8, 1877 US troops under the command of Captain Edumund Butler, 5th US infantry defeated a a force of 500 Sioux and Cheyenne. The battle took place at Wolf Mountain in Montana, and the Indians were led by Chief Crazy Horse.