Atlas of Battles

war, 15 engagements

Battles of the American Indian Wars

The atlas places 15 engagements of the American Indian Wars (1609 to 1924): 15 battles, all in present-day United States.

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Battle of the Sink HoleBattle of Village CreekBattle of Egan StationBattle of Pease RiverBattle of the Tongue RiverBattle of Blanco CanyonBattle of the North Fork of the Red RiverBattle of Sugar PointBattle of Kelley CreekBattle of Blue LicksBear River MassacreFirst Battle of Adobe WallsBattle of Beecher IslandBattle of Washita RiverBattle of Summit SpringsBattle of Blue LicksBear River MassacreFirst Battle of Adobe WallsBattle of Beecher IslandBattle of Washita RiverBattle of Summit SpringsChicagoAtlantaDenverDallasDetroitPhoenixSan DiegoMinneapolisClevelandLas Vegas1000 km39.944N, 100.545W
15 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

1780s: 1 engagements1810s: 1 engagements1840s: 1 engagements1860s: 8 engagements8 in 1860s1870s: 2 engagements1890s: 1 engagements1910s: 1 engagements1780s1910s
15 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

The war in time order

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, 191117821911
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

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Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
19 August 1782Battle of Blue LicksKentucky, United StatesBritish-Indigenous victory
24 May 1815Battle of the Sink HoleMissouri, United StatesInconclusive
24 May 1841Battle of Village CreekArlington, Texas, United StatesTexan victory
11 August 1860Battle of Egan StationSchellbourne, Nevada, United StatesU.S. victory
19 December 1860Battle of Pease RiverPease River Battlefield, Texas, United StatesNoconi camp massacred; recovery of Naduah, or Cynthia Ann Parker...
29 January 1863Bear River MassacreFranklin County, Idaho, United StatesUnited States victory
25 November 1864First Battle of Adobe WallsHutchinson County, Texas, United StatesInconclusive
29 August 1865Battle of the Tongue RiverRanchester, Wyoming, United StatesU.S. victory
19 September 1868Battle of Beecher IslandBeecher Island, Colorado, United StatesUnited States victory
27 November 1868Battle of Washita RiverWashita River, Oklahoma, United StatesSee Controversies
11 July 1869Battle of Summit SpringsWashington County, Colorado, United StatesUnited States victory
10 October 1871Battle of Blanco CanyonTexas, United StatesInconclusive, Comanche village escapes capture
28 September 1872Battle of the North Fork of the Red RiverTexas, United StatesU.S. victory
1898Battle of Sugar PointMinnesota, United StatesChippewa victory
25 February 1911Battle of Kelley CreekHumboldt County, Nevada, United StatesUnited States victory

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the American Indian Wars (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.