What the records say
- When
- 1855 – 1858
- Kind
- War
- Coordinates
- 47.02° N, 117.99° W
- Description
- conflict between the United States and the Yakama
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Yakima War
19th-century conflict between the United States and the Yakama people
The Yakima War (1855–1858), also referred to as the Plateau War or Yakima Indian War, was a conflict between the United States and the Yakama, a Sahaptian-speaking people of the Northwest Plateau, then part of Washington Territory, and the tribal allies of each. It primarily took place in the southern interior of present-day Washington.
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