By decade
The engagements fought in Nebraska, by decade.
Where these engagements were fought
11 of the 21 could be placed to a location and appear on the map; the remaining 10 are recorded without a precise point. Select a marker to see the engagement.
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 Warbonnet Creek | 1876 | United States victory | 1 killed; Unknown wounded vs None |
| Battle of Ash Hollow | 1855 | United States victory | 86 killed, 70 women and children captured vs 27 killed |
| Fort McPherson | 1868 | 6 civilians killed | |
| Frenchman's Fork | 1869 | 3 Indians killed; 3 Indians wounded | |
| North Platte | 1869 | 1 wounded | |
| Spring Creek | 1869 | 3 wounded | |
| Spring Creek | 1869 | three soldiers were wounded | |
| Spring Creek | 1870 | one killed; seven wounded | |
| Looking Glass Creek | 1870 | one Indian was killed | |
| Bordwood Creek | 1871 | 6 Indians captured | |
| South Fork of Loupe River | 1872 | 3 Indians killed | |
| Elkhorn River | 1876 | 1 Indian killed |
Plus 7 further documented engagements in the Nebraska 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)); Sheridan, Record of Engagements with Hostile Indians (1882) (public domain); Wikidata (structured data, CC0); Wikipedia (text rewritten and cited as a reference, CC BY-SA 4.0).