Battle of the Wichita Village 1858
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 1 October 1858 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1858 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | 19th century (1800–1913) | derived from year |
| Location | United States | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | North America | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Comanche Wars | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 34.7874, -97.9564 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Wichita Village, also known as the Wichita Village Massacre, was a massacre conducted by the United States military on October 1, 1858, along Rush Creek near present-day Rush Springs, Oklahoma.
Four companies of the 2nd U.S. Cavalry under Captain and Brevet Major Earl Van Dorn and a force of Native American scouts from the Brazos Reserve under Lawrence Sullivan Ross launched a dawn attack on a Comanche camp of Kotsoteka and Penateka people led by Chiefs Buffalo Hump (Potsanaquahip), Hair-Bobbed-on-One-Side, and Over-the-Buttes.
Unknown to Van Dorn, the Comanches had recently concluded a peace agreement with the U.S. Army commander at Fort Arbuckle and were camped beside a Wichita village without sentinels, believing the Army would not attack them. Van Dorn's forces killed at least 58 to 70 Comanche people, stampeded their horse herd, burned all 120 Comanche dwellings, and set fire to the adjacent Wichita agricultural fields.
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