By decade
The engagements fought in California, by decade.
Where these engagements were fought
16 of the 31 could be placed to a location and appear on the map; the remaining 15 are recorded without a precise point. Select a marker to see the engagement.
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Red markers are surveyed battlefields with a mapped boundary; navy markers are point-located engagements. Select a marker to open its page.
Notable engagements
| Engagement | Year | Outcome | Forces or losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battle of Dry Lake | 1873 | United States victory | 5 warriors killed vs 5 killed; 8 wounded |
| First Battle of the Stronghold | 1873 | Modoc victory | None vs 42 killed, many wounded |
| Battle of Sand Butte | 1873 | Modoc victory | None vs 35 casualties |
| Tule River War | 1856 | United States victory | Some wounded vs >100 killed |
| Mariposa War | 1850 | Several killed and wounded vs Unknown | |
| Land's Ranch or Tule Lake | 1872 | 1 killed; 1 wounded | |
| Tule Lake | 1873 | 1 wounded | |
| Modoc Caves in Lava Beds near Tule Lake | 1873 | 9 killed; 30 wounded | |
| Lake Soras | 1873 | 2 killed; 7 wounded; 1 Indian killed; 2 Indians wounded | |
| Lava Beds | 1873 | 2 wounded | |
| Fairchild's Ranch | 1873 | 150 Indians captured | |
| Langell's Valley | 1873 | 33 Indians captured |
Plus 11 further documented engagements in the California record.
By war
Engagements and locations are compiled from published sources: U.S. Adjutant-General's Office, Chronological List of Actions with Indians (1891) (public domain (U.S. federal record)); Wikidata (structured data, CC0); Wikipedia (text rewritten and cited as a reference, CC BY-SA 4.0).