Battle of the Tongue River

Battle of the Tongue River
Part of the Indian Wars

Portrait of Jim Bridger
DateAugust 29, 1865
Location
northern Dakota Territory, present-day Sheridan County, Wyoming
Result U.S. victory
Belligerents
 United States Arapaho Indians
Commanders and leaders
Patrick E. Connor
Jim Bridger
Frank North
Medicine Man
Strength
200 soldiers, 70 Indian scouts
two artillery pieces
500, including women and children
Casualties and losses
2 killed
6 wounded
~ 35-63 killed, including women and children
18 women and children captured
Connor Battlefield
Battle of the Tongue River is located in Wyoming
Battle of the Tongue River
Battle of the Tongue River is located in the United States
Battle of the Tongue River
LocationCity park on the Tongue River, Ranchester, Wyoming
Area1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built1865 (1865)
NRHP reference No.71000891[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 12, 1971

The Battle of the Tongue River, sometimes referred to as the Connor Battle, was an engagement of the Powder River Expedition that occurred on August 29, 1865. In the battle, U.S. soldiers and Indian scouts attacked and destroyed an Arapaho village.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.