Battle of Julesburg

When

7 Jan 1865

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

40.94° N, 102.38° W

Description

1865 battle

1865 battle of the Colorado War

The Battle of Julesburg took place on January 7, 1865, near Julesburg, Colorado between 1,000 Cheyenne, Arapaho, and Lakota Indians and about 60 soldiers of the U.S. army and 40 to 50 civilians. The Indians defeated the soldiers and over the next few weeks plundered ranches and stagecoach stations up and down the South Platte River valley.

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