This is an incomplete list of military and other armed confrontations that have occurred within the boundaries of the modern US State of Oklahoma since European contact. The region was part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain from 1535 to 1679, New France from 1679 to 1803, and part of the United States of America 1803–present.
The Plains Indian Wars directly affected the region during westward expansion, as did the American Civil War.
Battles[]
| Name | Date | Location | War | Campaign | Dead | Belligerents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle of Round Mountain[1] | November 19, 1861 | unknown / location disputed[2] | American Civil War | Trail of Blood on Ice | 6+[3] | Creek & Seminole vs Confederate States of America |
| Battle of Chusto-Talasah[4] | December 9, 1861 | near modern Tulsa | American Civil War | Trail of Blood on Ice | 15+[5] | Creek & Seminole vs Confederate States of America |
| Battle of Chustenahlah[6] | December 26, 1861 | near modern Skiatook | American Civil War | Trail of Blood on Ice | 9+[7] | Creek & Seminole vs Confederate States of America |
| Battle of Old Fort Wayne[8] | October 22, 1862 | Fort Wayne (north of modern Watts)[9] | American Civil War | Operations North of Boston Mountains (1862) | 64+ | United States of America vs Confederate States of America |
| Battle of Cabin Creek[10] | July 1–2, 1863 | modern Mayes County | American Civil War | Operations to Control Indian Territory (1863) | 88 | United States of America vs Confederate States of America |
| Battle of Honey Springs[11] | July 17, 1863 | modern Muskogee County & McIntosh County | American Civil War | Operations to Control Indian Territory (1863) | 167 | United States of America vs Confederate States of America |
| Battle of Middle Boggy Depot[12] | February 13, 1864 | near modern Atoka | American Civil War | Operations to Control Indian Territory (1864) | 47 | United States of America vs Confederate States of America |
| Battle of Washita River[13] | November 27, 1868 | near modern Cheyenne | Plains Indian Wars | Comanche Campaign | 171+ | United States of America vs Cheyenne |
Notes[]
- ↑ "CWSAC Battle Summary: Round Mountain". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/ok001.htm. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
- ↑ One location is cited as being near modern Keystone, yet another location given is near modern Yale.
- ↑ No accurate count of Native American casualties survives. Opothleyahola, commander of the Native American force, estimated his losses as 110 killed and wounded.
- ↑ "CWSAC Battle Summary: Chusto-Talasah". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/ok002.htm. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
- ↑ No accurate count of Native American casualties survives. Confederate Col Douglas H. Cooper estimated the Native Americans' losses at 500 killed and wounded, although some accounts are as low as 412.
- ↑ "CWSAC Battle Summary: Chustenahlah". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/ok003.htm. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
- ↑ No accurate count of Native American casualties survives. Confederate Col James M. McIntosh estimated the Native Americans' losses at 250 killed and wounded.
- ↑ "CWSAC Battle Summary: Old Fort Wayne". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/ok004.htm. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
- ↑ An Oklahoma State Historical site marker is placed on U.S. Hwy 59 north of Watts. However, the exact location of Fort Wayne has not been determined.
- ↑ "CWSAC Battle Summary: Cabin Creek". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/ok006.htm. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
- ↑ "CWSAC Battle Summary: Honey Springs". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/ok007.htm. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
- ↑ "CWSAC Battle Summary: Middle Boggy Depot". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/ok005.htm. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
- ↑ Hoig, Stan. The Battle of the Washita: The Sheridan-Custer Indian Campaign of 1867-69 (Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press), 1979.
See also[]
- History of Oklahoma
- Plains Indians Wars
- Oklahoma in the Civil War
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