The American Indian Wars

Oklahoma

33 documented engagements fought in Oklahoma between 1868 and 1879, drawn from the U.S. Army's own registers.

Frederic Remington, The Battle of Beecher's Island. Public domain.
33
Engagements
1868 to 1879
Years

By decade

The engagements fought in Oklahoma, by decade.

7
1860s
29
1870s

Where these engagements were fought

19 of the 41 could be placed to a location and appear on the map; the remaining 22 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

EngagementYearForces or losses
Battle of Washita River186821 killed and 13 wounded vs Range of military and civilian…
Fort Cobb1868
salt Fork of Elm Creek, Indian Territory18683 wounded; 25 Indians killed
Sand Hills, Indian Territory18683 killed; 5 wounded; 22 Indians killed; 12 Indians wounded
Fort Dodge1868two Indians killed; persons were killed; seven were killed…
Black Kettle's Village, Washita River, Indian Territory186821 killed; 15 wounded; 103 Indians killed; 53 Indians…
Camp Supply1870three killed; five wounded; one soldier wounded
Camp Supply1870three killed; five wounded; one soldier was wounded; three…
Goster Springs, Indian Territory18711 killed; 2 Indians killed; 3 Indians wounded
Fort Sill, Indian Territory18711 wounded; 1 Indian killed; 2 Indians captured
Fort Sill, Indian Territory18711 Indian captured
Fort Sill, Indian Territory18712 civilians killed

Plus 21 further documented engagements in the Oklahoma record.

By war

Red River War
The 1874-1875 campaign that broke the Southern Plains tribes, from the second fight at Adobe Walls to Palo Duro Canyon.
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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).