battle, nineteenth century
Battle of Lost River
Battle of Lost River was a battle fought on 29 November 1872 at Lost River, in what is now California, United States. It was part of the Modoc War, which ran from 1872 to 1873. The recorded result: Marginal United States victory. Recorded strength: 40+ {U.S. 1st Cavalry Regiment}+citizens against Unknown.
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Where it sits in the Modoc War
Record
| Date | 29 November 1872 | |
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| Place | Lost River, California, United States 41.996N, 121.524W | |
| Kind | Battle, nineteenth century | |
| Strength | 40+ {U.S. 1st Cavalry Regiment}+citizens | Unknown |
| Casualties and losses | 1 killed, 7 wounded | 2 killed, 3 wounded |
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Nearest engagements
- First Battle of the Stronghold 1873, 9.7 km S
- Second Battle of the Stronghold 1873, 19 km S
- Battle of Sand Butte 1873, 26 km S
- Battle of Dry Lake 1873, 38 km SE
- Battle of Mud Lake 1865, 255 km SE
In the same war
- After: First Battle of the Stronghold 17 January 1873
- All 5 engagements of Modoc War
Elsewhere in 1872
- Battle of Orokieta Spain
- Battle of Salt River Canyon United States
- Battle of the North Fork of the Red River United States
- Attack on Terrassa Spain
Battle of Lost River is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,031 in present-day United States (18 in California).
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4438364, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Lost River, revision 1379094003, 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.