Tule River War

Tule River War
	Part of the American Indian Wars
Date	1856
Location	San Joaquin Valley, California
Result	United States victory
Belligerents
United States California;	Yokuts
Commanders and leaders
Foster DeMasters; W. G. Poindexter; 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]

^ 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.
^ Gorenfeld, William (June 1999). "The Tule River War". Wild West. Retrieved October 7, 2014.