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Battle of the Sink Hole

Battle of the Sink Hole was a battle fought on 24 May 1815 in what is now Missouri, United States. It was part of the American Indian Wars, which ran from 1609 to 1924. The recorded result: Inconclusive. Recorded strength: ~35 against ~70.

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Battle of the Sink Hole
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Fought24 May 1815
WhereMissouri, United States38.933N, 90.687W
OutcomeInconclusive
BelligerentsSauk; MeskwakiagainstUnited States; Missouri Rangers
Casualties and lossesat least 1 killedand8 killed; 5 wounded; 1 missing
Part ofAmerican Indian Wars1609 to 1924

Where it sits in the American Indian Wars

Battle of Blue Licks, 1782Battle of the Sink Hole, 1815Battle of Village Creek, 1841Battle of Egan Station, 1860Battle of Pease River, 1860Bear River Massacre, 1863First Battle of Adobe Walls, 1864Battle of the Tongue River, 1865Battle of Beecher Island, 1868Battle of Washita River, 1868Battle of Summit Springs, 1869Battle of Blanco Canyon, 1871Battle of the North Fork of the Red River, 1872Battle of Sugar Point, 1898Battle of Kelley Creek, 191117821911Battle of the Sink Hole, 1815
15 placed engagements of the American Indian Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date24 May 1815
PlaceMissouri, United States
38.933N, 90.687W
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength~35~70
Casualties and lossesat least 1 killed8 killed; 5 wounded; 1 missing
Commanders
  • Peter Craig (captain)
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Battle of the Sink Hole is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States (42 in Missouri).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4873014, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Sink Hole, revision 1370602293, 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.