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Battle of Salado Creek

Battle of Salado Creek was a battle fought in 1842 at Salado Creek, in what is now Texas, United States. The recorded result: Texan victory. Recorded strength: ~220: -140 militia; -80 rangers against 1,600: -900 infantry; -500 cavalry; -200 native scouts; 2 artillery pieces.

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Map of the 1842 Battle of Salado Creek, Texas.
Map of the 1842 Battle of Salado Creek, Texas.. United States Army, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1842
WhereSalado Creek, Texas, United States29.488N, 98.418W
OutcomeTexan victory
BelligerentsRepublic of TexasagainstMexico; Cherokee
Casualties and losses1 killed; 9–12 woundedand60 killed; Hundreds wounded

Record

Date1842 (year precision)
PlaceSalado Creek, Texas, United States
29.488N, 98.418W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength~220: -140 militia; -80 rangers1,600: -900 infantry; -500 cavalry; -200 native scouts; 2 artillery pieces
Casualties and losses1 killed; 9–12 wounded60 killed; Hundreds wounded
Commanders
  • Mathew Caldwell
  • John Coffee Hays
  • Adrián Woll
Battle of Salado CreekBattle of Salado CreekBattle of the AlamoSiege of the AlamoSiege of BéxarCouncil House FightGrass FightBattle of the AlamoAustinVictoriaBeevillePort LavacaSan MarcosNew Braunfels100 km29.488N, 98.418W
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Elsewhere in 1842

Battle of Salado Creek 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 Q4872241, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Salado, revision 1370602084, 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.