Battle of the Trough
The Battle of the Trough (March or April 1756) was a skirmish of the early French and Indian War (1754–63) fought between Native Americans and Anglo-American settlers in the valley of the South Branch Potomac River in what is now northern Hardy County, West Virginia, USA.
| Battle of the Trough | |||||||
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| Part of the French and Indian War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Shawnee and Delaware Indian warriors | British America | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Killbuck | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 14 or 60–70 (differing accounts) | 16 or 18 (differing accounts) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 3 dead (or many more); "several" wounded | 7 dead, 3 wounded | ||||||
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