Battle of Yellow House Canyon

Battle of Yellow House Canyon
Part of the Buffalo Hunters' War, Apache Wars

Comanche warriors circa 1870
DateMarch 18, 1877
Location33°37′43.305″N 101°53′9.60″W / 33.62869583°N 101.8860000°W / 33.62869583; -101.8860000 (Yellow House Canyon Battlefield)
Result Comanche/Apache victory; American militia retreat
Belligerents
 United States Comanche
Apache
Commanders and leaders
United States Jim Smith Black Horse
Strength
46 militia ~300 warriors[1]
Casualties and losses
12 killed
8 wounded[1]
21 killed
22 wounded[1]
Yellow House Canyon battlefield is located in Texas
Yellow House Canyon battlefield
Yellow House Canyon battlefield
Location within Texas

The Battle of Yellow House Canyon was a battle between a force of Comanches and Apaches against a group of American bison hunters that occurred on March 18, 1877, near the site of the present-day city of Lubbock, Texas. It was the final battle of the Buffalo Hunters' War, and was the last major fight involving the United States and Native Americans on the High Plains of Texas.[2][1]

  1. ^ a b c d "LubbockOnline.com - In 1877, Mackenzie Park was site of deadly battle 11/27/07". Archived from the original on 2011-11-03. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
  2. ^ Handbook of Texas Online - YELLOW HOUSE CANYON, BATTLE OF