Battle of Bayou Bourbeux

Battle of Bayou Bourbeux
	Part of the American Civil War
	; Attack on the Sixtieth Indiana.; Frank Leslie, artist
Date	November 3, 1863
Location	St. Landry Parish, Louisiana30°24′45″N 92°5′23″W / 30.41250°N 92.08972°W
Result	Confederate victory
Belligerents
United States of America	Confederate States of America
Commanders and leaders
Stephen Burbridge	Thomas Green
Units involved
XIII Corps	Green's Division
Strength
1,625	6,000
Casualties and losses
26 killed, 124 wounded, 566 missing	22 killed, 103 wounded

The Battle of Bayou Bourbeux also known as the Battle of Grand Coteau, Battle of Boggy Creek^[1] or the Battle of Carrion Crow Bayou (Carencro is the Cajun French word for buzzard), which is present day Carencro Bayou, was fought in southwestern Louisiana west of the town of Grand Coteau, during the American Civil War.

The engagement was between the forces of Confederate Brigadier General Thomas Green and Union Brigadier General Stephen G. Burbridge.^[2]

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