battle, nineteenth century
Battle of the Wichita Village
Battle of the Wichita Village was a battle fought on 1 October 1858 in what is now Oklahoma, United States. It was part of the Comanche Wars, which ran from 1706 to 1875. The recorded result: Destruction of Comanche camp. Recorded strength: 4 companies of 2nd U.S. Cavalry; 100–135 Native American scouts against ~120 lodges.
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Where it sits in the Comanche Wars
Record
| Date | 1 October 1858 | |
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| Place | Oklahoma, United States 34.787N, 97.956W | |
| Kind | Battle, nineteenth century | |
| Strength | 4 companies of 2nd U.S. Cavalry; 100–135 Native American scouts | ~120 lodges |
| Casualties and losses | 5 killed, 11–12 wounded | 58-70 killed, unknown wounded |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of the Twin Villages 1759, 98 km S
- Battle of Stone Houses 1837, 158 km S
- Battle of Middle Boggy Depot 1864, 160 km E
- Battle of Pease River 1860, 170 km SW
- Battle of Ingalls 1893, 176 km NE
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Little Robe Creek 12 May 1858
- All 3 engagements of Comanche Wars
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 the Wichita Village is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States (17 in Oklahoma).
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q124409567, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Wichita Village, revision 1385739363, 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.