Pitt River Expedition

Pitt River Expedition of 1859
Part of the American Indian Wars
Date 1859 Location California Result United States victory
Belligerents
California	Achomawi Atsugewi
Commanders and leaders
William C. Kibbe William Byrnes
Strength
Kibbe Rangers and local posses
Casualties and losses
	? killed, 500 captured

The Pitt River Expedition is a series of expeditions in the U.S. state of California in the 1850s. The expeditions are named for the Pit River, one of many tributaries of the Sacramento River, and the Pitt River Indians (historical spellings differed). The expeditions were part of the larger American Indian Wars and took place during the California Gold Rush.