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Battle of Seattle

Battle of Seattle was a battle fought on 26 January 1856 at Seattle, in what is now Washington, United States. It was part of the Puget Sound War, which ran from 1855 to 1856. The recorded result: United States victory.

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A map of Seattle, drawn at the time of the Battle of Seattle, part of the Puget Sound War. Map shows the sloop USS Decatur and the bark Brontes in Elliott Bay, Henry Yesler's mill, wharf, and a pile o
A map of Seattle, drawn at the time of the Battle of Seattle, part of the Puget Sound War. Map shows the sloop USS Decatur and the bark Brontes in Elliott Bay, Henry Yesler's mill, wharf, and a pile o. Drawn by Lieutenant Thomas S. Phelps of the Decatur and photographed by an unknown photographer., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought26 January 1856
WhereSeattle, Washington, United States47.600N, 122.317W
OutcomeUnited States victory
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstCoalition of Indigenous tribes; purportedly including: Nisqually; Klickitat; Spokane; Palus; Walla Walla; Yakama; Puyallup
Part ofPuget Sound War1855 to 1856

Record

Date26 January 1856
PlaceSeattle, Washington, United States
47.600N, 122.317W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Casualties and losses3 killed (includes Jack Drew, a deserter from the ship, killed by a settler)Unknown, possibly 28 killed
Commanders
  • Guert Gansevoort
  • Leschi (Nisqually)
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1856

Battle of Seattle 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 Q4872337, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Seattle (1856), revision 1370588888, 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.