| Tule River War | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the American Indian Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| 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.