battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Pine Creek

Name: Battle of Pine Creek
Start: 1858-05-17
Location: Rosalia, Washington, United States

Battle of Pine Creek was a battle fought on 17 May 1858 at Rosalia, in what is now Washington, United States. It was part of the Yakima War, which ran from 1855 to 1858. The recorded result: Native American victory, United States Army retreat. Recorded strength: 164 riflemen against 800–1,000 (est.).

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Photo of the marker at the Steptoe Battlefield memorial near Rosalia, Washington.. Philkon Phil Konstantin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Fought17 May 1858

WhereRosalia, Washington, United States47.229N, 117.365W

OutcomeNative American victory, United States Army retreat

BelligerentsUnited States of AmericaagainstCoeur D' Alenes Yakama, Cayuse, Spokane, possibly Walla Walla Indians, assorted Native American tribes

Casualties and losses19 dead 27+ wounded (est.)and9 dead (est.); 40+ wounded

Part ofYakima War1855 to 1858

Record

Date	17 May 1858
Place	Rosalia, Washington, United States 47.229N, 117.365W
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	164 riflemen	800–1,000 (est.)
Casualties and losses	19 dead 27+ wounded (est.)	9 dead (est.); 40+ wounded
Commanders	Edward Steptoe	Chief Kamiakin

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Four Lakes 1858, 40 km NW
Battle of Spokane Plains 1858, 51 km N
Battle of Cottonwood 1877, 155 km SE
Battle of the Clearwater 1877, 166 km SE
Battle of White Bird Canyon 1877, 180 km SE

In the same war

Before: Battle of Union Gap 1855

Elsewhere in 1858

Battle of Grahovac Montenegro
Battle of Taku Forts People's Republic of China
Siege of Tourane Vietnam
Siege of Jhansi India
Battle of Sanhe People's Republic of China

Battle of Pine Creek 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 Q4872042, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Pine Creek, revision 1385464683, 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.