Battle of Devil's River

Battle of Devil's River
Part of the Comanche Wars, Texas-Indian Wars
Comanches watching an American caravan in West Texas by Arthur Lee Tracy.
Date July 20, 1857 Location Devils River, Val Verde, Texas 30°10′40.8612″N 101°5′34.85″W / 30.178017000°N 101.0930139°W / 30.178017000; -101.0930139 (Devil's River Battlefield) Result United States victory
Belligerents
United States	Comanche
Commanders and leaders
John Bell Hood	unknown
Strength
18 cavalry	~50 warriors
Casualties and losses
2 killed 5 wounded (7 dead from exposure)	9 killed 10 wounded
Seven American soldiers died of exposure on the march before the battle. Several Comanche women and children were captured during the battle but quickly released.
Devil's River Battlefield class=notpageimage| Location within Texas

The Battle of Devil's River was an 1857 Indian War skirmish which took place in Texas along the Devils River. A small force of United States Army cavalry defeated an overwhelming force of Comanche braves after an epic journey across the desert.^[1]