First Battle of Adobe Walls
| First Battle of Adobe Walls | |||||||
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| Part of the American Indian Wars, Apache Wars | |||||||
Adobe Walls | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States |
Comanche Kiowa Plains Apache | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Kit Carson |
Dohäsan, Guipago, Satank, Satanta, Iron Shirt | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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335 soldiers 72 Native American Scouts 2 artillery pieces | <1,400 warriors | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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6 killed 25 wounded | 60 killed and wounded (estimate, only 1 known dead) | ||||||
The First Battle of Adobe Walls took place between the United States Army and Native Americans. The Kiowa, Comanche and Plains Apache (Kiowa Apache) tribes drove from the battlefield a United States column that was responding to attacks on white settlers moving into the Southwest. The battle on November 25, 1864, resulted in light casualties on both sides.