battle, nineteenth century
Battle of Palo Duro Canyon
Battle of Palo Duro Canyon was a battle fought on 28 September 1874 at Palo Duro Canyon, in what is now Texas, United States. It was part of the Red River War, which ran from 1874 to 1875. The recorded result: United States victory. Recorded strength: 400 cavalry against 1,500 warriors.
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Record
| Date | 28 September 1874 | |
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| Place | Palo Duro Canyon, Texas, United States 34.878N, 101.606W | |
| Kind | Battle, nineteenth century | |
| Strength | 400 cavalry | 1,500 warriors |
| Casualties and losses | 1 wounded | 15 killed at Tule; 50–60 killed at Palo Duro |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of the North Fork of the Red River 1872, 104 km NE
- First Battle of Adobe Walls 1864, 120 km N
- Second Battle of Adobe Walls 1874, 120 km N
- Battle of Blanco Canyon 1871, 141 km S
- Battle of Yellow House Canyon 1877, 141 km S
In the same war
- Before: Second Battle of Adobe Walls 27 June 1874
- All 3 engagements of Red River War
Elsewhere in 1874
- Battle of Abárzuza Spain
- Battle of Amoaful Ghana
- Siege of Bilbao Spain
- Battle of Las Guásimas Cuba
- Battle of San Pedro Abanto Spain
Battle of Palo Duro Canyon is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States (58 in Texas).
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871974, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Palo Duro Canyon, revision 1378726058, 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.