battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Owyhee River

Name: Battle of Owyhee River
Location: Oregon, United States

Battle of Owyhee River was a battle fought in 1866 in what is now Oregon, United States. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. The recorded result: U.S. victory. Recorded strength: 1 Company, 1st U.S. Cavalry against ~90.

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Fought1866

WhereOregon, United States43.210N, 117.630W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeU.S. victory

BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstPaiute

Casualties and losses1 wounded; 1 mortally woundedand30 killed; 7 captured

Record

Date	1866 (year precision)
Place	Oregon, United States 43.210N, 117.630W
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	1 Company, 1st U.S. Cavalry	~90
Casualties and losses	1 wounded; 1 mortally wounded	30 killed; 7 captured
Commanders	George Crook

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

Battle of Kelley Creek 1911, 221 km S
Battle of White Bird Canyon 1877, 306 km N
Battle of Mud Lake 1865, 315 km SW
Battle of Cottonwood 1877, 330 km N
Battle of Dry Lake 1873, 345 km SW

Elsewhere in 1866

Battle of Owyhee River is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States (2 in Oregon).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871963, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Owyhee River, revision 1370452545, 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.