First Battle of Adobe Walls

The First Battle of Adobe Walls took place between the United States Army and American Indians. The Kiowa, Comanche and Plains Apache (Kiowa Apache) tribes drove from the battlefield a United States Expeditionary Force that was reacting to attacks on white settlers moving into the Southwest. The battle on November 25, 1864, resulted in light casualties on both sides but was one of the largest engagements fought on the Great Plains.

First Battle of Adobe Walls
Part of the American Indian Wars, Apache Wars

Adobe Walls
DateNovember 25, 1864
Location
Hutchinson County, Texas
35°53′37.2588″N 101°9′43.36″W
Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
United States Comanche
Kiowa
Plains Apache
Commanders and leaders
Kit Carson Dohäsan, Guipago, Satank, Satanta,
Iron Shirt
Strength
335 soldiers
72 Native American Scouts
2 artillery pieces		 <1,400 warriors
Casualties and losses
6 killed
25 wounded		 Official Estimate:
60 killed and wounded
1 known dead
Adobe Walls Battlefield
Location within Texas
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