Tule River War

Tule River War
Part of the American Indian Wars
Date1856
Location
San Joaquin Valley, California
Result United States victory
Belligerents

 United States

Yokuts
Commanders and leaders
CaliforniaFoster DeMasters
California W. G. Poindexter
United States LaRhett Livingston		 unknown
Strength
300–400 >700
Casualties and losses
some wounded >100 killed

The Tule River War of 1856 was a conflict where American settlers, and later, California State Militia, and a detachment of the U. S. Army from Fort Miller, fought a six-week war against the Yokuts in the southern San Joaquin Valley.[1][2]

  1. ^ Menefee, Eugene L; Dodge, Fred A (1913). "I, Introductory to History of Tulare County; II, The Indian War of '56". History of Tulare and Kings Counties California. pp. 5–19, 20–24. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  2. ^ Gorenfeld, William (June 1999). "The Tule River War". Wild West. Retrieved October 7, 2014.