The Dakota War: Attack on Fort Ridgely

The Dakota War: Attack on Fort Ridgely

2024 · 90 min · War, History

Starving on a federal reservation, Dakota Indians attack settlers and soldiers in 1862 in Minnesota.

Directed by Christopher Forbes · Written by Dean Urdahl

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