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Battle of Four Lakes

Battle of Four Lakes was a battle fought on 1 September 1858 in what is now Washington, United States. It was part of the Coeur d'Alene War. The recorded result: United States victory. Recorded strength: ~700; (including 200 civilian drovers) against ~500.

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A map showing U.S. Army and enemy movements and engagements during the Battle of Four Lakes and the Battle of Spokane Plains during the Coeur d'Alene War of 1858. Drawn by 1st Lt. John Mullan, USA.
A map showing U.S. Army and enemy movements and engagements during the Battle of Four Lakes and the Battle of Spokane Plains during the Coeur d'Alene War of 1858. Drawn by 1st Lt. John Mullan, USA.. Floyd, John B. Communicating the Topographical Memoir and Map of Col. Wright's Late Campaign Against the Indians in Oreg, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1 September 1858
WhereWashington, United States47.551N, 117.610W
OutcomeUnited States victory
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstYakama; Palus; Spokan; Schitsu'umsh (Coeur d'Alene)
Casualties and losses0and17 to 20 (dead); unknown injured
Part ofCoeur d'Alene War1858

Record

Date1 September 1858
PlaceWashington, United States
47.551N, 117.610W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength~700; (including 200 civilian drovers)~500
Casualties and losses017 to 20 (dead); unknown injured
Commanders
  • George Wright (general)
  • Kamiakin (Native American leader)
Battle of Four LakesBattle of Four LakesBattle of Spokane PlainsBattle of Pine CreekBattle of Spokane PlainsBattle of Pine CreekLewiston100 km47.551N, 117.610W
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Battle of Four Lakes is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States (5 in Washington).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871061, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Four Lakes, revision 1381134556, 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.