Battle of Palo Duro Canyon

Battle of Palo Duro Canyon
	Part of the Red River War, American Indian Wars
	; Palo Duro Canyon
Date	September 28, 1874
Location	Palo Duro Canyon, Texas34°52′40″N 101°36′20″W / 34.87778°N 101.60556°W
Result	United States victory
Belligerents
United States; Tonkawa	Cheyenne; Comanche; Kiowa
Commanders and leaders
Ranald S. Mackenzie	Poor Buffalo; Lone Wolf
Strength
400 cavalry	1500 warriors
Casualties and losses
1 wounded	15 killed at Tule; 50-60 killed at Palo Duro
	Palo Duro class=notpageimage\| Location within Texas

The Battle of Palo Duro Canyon was a military confrontation and a significant United States victory during the Red River War.^[2]^[3] The battle occurred on September 28, 1874, when several U.S. Army companies under Ranald S. Mackenzie attacked a large encampment of Plains Indians in Palo Duro Canyon in the Texas Panhandle.

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^ Dillon, Richard H. (1983). North American Indian Wars
^ Schilz, Thomas F. "Palo Duro Canyon, Battle of". Texas State Historical Association.