I alt døde der mellem 250 og 300 indianere, heriblandt mange kvinder og børn og stammens høvding, Big Foot.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|title=Plains Humanities: Wounded Knee Massacre|url=http://plainshumanities.unl.edu/encyclopedia/doc/egp.war.056|quote=resulted in the deaths of more than 250, and possibly as many as 300, Native Americans.|access-date=9. december 2014}}</ref><ref name="Miles">Nelson A. Miles to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, March 13, 1917, "The official reports make the number killed 90 warriors and approximately 200 women and children."</ref> Soldaterne mistede til sammenligning 25 mand. Men de havde fået, hvad de kom efter: Hævn efter samme regiments fatale nederlag i [[Slaget ved Little Bighorn]] 14 år tidligere.
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