Antelope Hills expedition

Antelope Hills expedition
Part of the American Indian Wars, Texas-Indian Wars, Apache Wars
Comanches of West Texas in war regalia. Painting by Lino Sánchez y Tapia, circa 1830s
Date January 21, 1858 – May 12, 1858 Location Comancheria, Texas, Oklahoma 35°54′15″N 99°53′04″W / 35.90417°N 99.88444°W / 35.90417; -99.88444 (Antelope Hills Expedition Area) Result United States victory
Belligerents
United States Tonkawa Anadarko Shawnee	Comanche Kiowa Apache
Commanders and leaders
John Salmon Ford Placido	Iron Jacket † Peta Nocona
Strength
~220	200–600
Casualties and losses
~50 killed or wounded	76 killed 16 captured
Antelope Hills Expedition Area class=notpageimage| Location within Oklahoma

The Antelope Hills expedition was a campaign from January to May 1858 by the Texas Rangers and members of other allied Native American tribes against Comanche and Kiowa villages in the Comancheria. It began in western Texas and ended in a series of fights with the Comanche tribe on May 12, 1858, at a place called Antelope Hills by Little Robe Creek, a tributary of the Canadian River in what is now Oklahoma. The hills are also called the "South Canadians", as they surround the Canadian River. The fighting on May 12, 1858, is often called the Battle of Little Robe Creek.