Battle of Fort Titus

Battle of Fort Titus
Part of Bleeding Kansas
DateAugust 16, 1856
Location
Result

Free-State victory

Belligerents
Free-State settlers Pro-slavery settlers
Commanders and leaders
Samuel Walker Henry T. Titus  
Strength
c. 400 More than 21
Casualties and losses
1 killed, 8 wounded 2 killed, 5 seriously wounded, 17 captured

The Battle of Fort Titus occurred during conflicts in the Kansas Territory between abolitionist and pro-slavery militias prior to the American Civil War. The era is known as Bleeding Kansas.