Editing Broadus, Montana (section)

===American Indian Wars===
The [[Powder River Battles (1865)|Powder River Battles]], part of the [[Powder River Expedition (1865)|Powder River Expedition of 1865]], were fought near the present-day town from September 1–15, 1865, by the U.S. Army against Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors. On March 17, 1876, the [[Battle of Powder River]] occurred about {{convert|34|mi|km}} southwest of present-day Broadus, and on June 13, 1876, six companies of the [[7th Cavalry Regiment (United States)|7th Cavalry]] led by Major [[Marcus Reno]] marched along the Powder River to within {{convert|10|mi|km}} north of the town's present location before turning west toward the [[Battle of Little Bighorn|Little Bighorn]].