battle, nineteenth century
Battle of Platte Bridge
Battle of Platte Bridge was a battle fought on 26 July 1865 in what is now Wyoming, United States. It was part of the Colorado War, which ran from 1863 to 1865. The recorded result: Indian victory. Recorded strength: 150 soldiers, a few civilians and Shoshoni scouts against 2,000 to 3,000.
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Record
| Date | 26 July 1865 | |
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| Place | Wyoming, United States 42.838N, 106.369W | |
| Kind | Battle, nineteenth century | |
| Strength | 150 soldiers, a few civilians and Shoshoni scouts | 2,000 to 3,000 |
| Casualties and losses | 29 killed, 10 seriously wounded | 8 killed |
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Nearest engagements
- Dull Knife Fight 1876, 123 km NW
- Battle of Crazy Woman Creek date unknown, 139 km N
- Grattan massacre 1854, 179 km SE
- Battle of the Hundred-in-the-Hands 1866, 196 km N
- Battle of Suggs 1892, 202 km N
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Julesburg 7 January 1865
Elsewhere in 1865
- Battle of Appomattox Court House United States
- Battle of Five Forks United States
- Appomattox campaign United States
- Battle of Riachuelo Argentina
- Battle of Bentonville United States
Battle of Platte Bridge is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,264 in present-day United States (9 in Wyoming).
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872061, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Platte Bridge, revision 1384579142, 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.