What the records say
- When
- 17 Sep 1868 – 25 Sep 1868
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 39.87° N, 102.19° W
- Description
- 1868 armed conflict between elements of the United States Army and several of the Plains Native American tribes
Battle of Beecher Island
1868 battle in the American Indian Wars
The Battle of Beecher Island, also known as the Battle of Arikaree Fork, was an armed conflict between several of the Plains Native American tribes and Forsyth's Scouts, a company of selected civilian frontiersmen, recruited and commanded by Brevet-Colonel George Alexander Forsyth.
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