Battle of Devil's River

Battle of Devil's River
Part of the Comanche Wars, Texas-Indian Wars

Comanches watching an American caravan in West Texas by Arthur Lee Tracy.
DateJuly 20, 1857
Location
Devils River, Val Verde, Texas
30°10′40.8612″N 101°5′34.85″W / 30.178017000°N 101.0930139°W / 30.178017000; -101.0930139 (Devil's River Battlefield)
Result United States victory
Belligerents
 United States Comanche
Commanders and leaders
John Bell Hood Unknown
Strength
18 cavalry ~50 warriors
Casualties and losses
2 killed
5 wounded (7 dead from exposure)		 9 killed
10 wounded
  • Several Comanche women and children were captured during the battle but quickly released.
Devil's River Battlefield
Location within Texas

The Battle of Devil's River was an 1857 Indian War skirmish which took place in Texas along the Devils River. A small force of United States Army cavalry defeated an overwhelming force of Comanche braves after an epic journey across the desert.

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