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  • Battle of the Saline River
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  • The Battle of the Saline River in August 1867 was one of the first recorded combats of the Buffalo Soldiers of the U.S. 10th Cavalry. This battle occurred 25 miles northwest of Fort Hays in Kansas near the end of August 1867.
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Strength
  • 87
  • about 400 warriors
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Partof
  • the Comanche War, American Indian Wars
Date
  • August 1867
Commander
  • Captain George A. Armes
  • Tall Wolf, son of Medicine Arrows
Caption
  • A map of the Smoky Hill River drainage basin in the central Great Plains of North America, State of Kansas, that includes the Saline River.
Casualties
  • 1
  • 20
  • unknown wounded
Result
  • United States victory
combatant
  • Cheyenne
Place
  • Ellis County, Kansas
Conflict
  • Battle of the Saline River
abstract
  • The Battle of the Saline River in August 1867 was one of the first recorded combats of the Buffalo Soldiers of the U.S. 10th Cavalry. This battle occurred 25 miles northwest of Fort Hays in Kansas near the end of August 1867.