battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Fort Titus

Name: Battle of Fort Titus
Location: Kansas, United States

Battle of Fort Titus was a battle fought in 1856 in what is now Kansas, United States. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of Bleeding Kansas, which ran from 1854 to 1861. The recorded result: Free-State victory; Fort Titus destroyed. Recorded strength: 400 against More than 21.

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Fought1856

WhereKansas, United States39.043N, 95.395W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeFree-State victory; Fort Titus destroyed

BelligerentsFree-State settlersagainstPro-slavery settlers

Casualties and losses1 killed, 8 woundedand2 killed, 5 seriously wounded, 17 captured

Part ofBleeding Kansas1854 to 1861

Where it sits in Bleeding Kansas

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Record

Date	1856 (year precision)
Place	Kansas, United States 39.043N, 95.395W
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	400	More than 21
Casualties and losses	1 killed, 8 wounded	2 killed, 5 seriously wounded, 17 captured
Commanders	Samuel Walker (soldier)	Henry T. Titus

Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Lawrence Massacre 1863, 16 km SE
Skirmish near Brooklyn, Kansas 1863, 35 km S
Battle of Black Jack 1856, 39 km SE
Battle of Westport 1864, 69 km E
Battle of Camden Point 1864, 72 km NE

In the same war

Before: Battle of Black Jack 2 June 1856
After: Battle of Osawatomie 1856
All 3 engagements of Bleeding Kansas

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Battle of Fort Titus is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States (10 in Kansas).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q19568885, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Fort Titus, revision 1384577411, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.