battle, nineteenth century
Battle of Honsinger Bluff
Battle of Honsinger Bluff was a battle fought on 4 August 1873 at Custer County, in what is now Montana, United States. It was part of the Yellowstone Expedition of 1873. The recorded result: Inconclusive. Recorded strength: ~200 Warriors against ~91 Soldiers, 4 Civilians.
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Record
| Date | 4 August 1873 | |
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| Place | Custer County, Montana, United States 46.490N, 105.918W | |
| Kind | Battle, nineteenth century | |
| Strength | ~200 Warriors | ~91 Soldiers, 4 Civilians |
| Casualties and losses | 3 wounded | 3 killed, 1 wounded |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Little Muddy Creek 1877, 113 km SW
- Battle of Cedar Creek 1876, 117 km N
- Battle of Powder River 1876, 123 km S
- Battle of Pease Bottom 1873, 124 km W
- Battle of Wolf Mountain 1877, 143 km S
In the same war
- After: Battle of Pease Bottom 11 August 1873
Elsewhere in 1873
- Khiva campaign (1873) Uzbekistan
- Yellowstone Expedition of 1873 United States
- Battle of Portmán Spain
- Battle of Montejurra Spain
- Battle of Alpens Spain
Battle of Honsinger Bluff is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,264 in present-day United States (18 in Montana).
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871244, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Honsinger Bluff, revision 1380089465, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.