Battle of the Washita River

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Battle_of_the_Washita_River
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Increased hostilities between US Army and Plains tribes
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Washita_Massacre
gptkbp:casualties US Army: 21 killed, 13 wounded
Cheyenne: 103 killed (including Black Kettle)
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:Southern_Cheyenne
gptkbp:commander gptkb:George_Armstrong_Custer
gptkb:Black_Kettle
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Washita_Battlefield_National_Historic_Site
gptkbp:coordinates 35.6131°N 99.6892°W
gptkbp:date November 27, 1868
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Washita River
gptkbp:location near present-day Cheyenne, Oklahoma
gptkbp:notableEvent Death of Black Kettle
Destruction of Cheyenne village
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Indian_Wars
gptkb:American_Indian_Wars
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:George_Armstrong_Custer
gptkb:Indian_Wars
gptkb:Sand_Creek_Massacre
gptkb:Black_Kettle
gptkb:Southern_Cheyenne
gptkbp:result United States victory
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Comanche
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5