List of battles fought in Oklahoma

This is an incomplete list of military and other armed confrontations that have occurred within the boundaries of the modern US State of Oklahoma since European contact. The region was part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain from 1535 to 1679, New France from 1679 to 1803, and part of the United States of America 1803–present.

The Plains Indian Wars directly affected the region during westward expansion, as did the American Civil War.

Battles

Name	Date	Location	War	Campaign	Dead	Belligerents
Battle of the Twin Villages	1759	uncertain [1]			114	Kingdom of New Spain vs Wichita [2]
Battle of Claremore Mound [3]	June 1817	modern Rogers County			38+	Cherokee vs Osage [4]
Cutthroat Gap Massacre [5]	Spring 1833	modern Kiowa County			150	Osage vs Kiowa [6]
Battle of Wolf Creek [7]	June 1838	modern Ellis County			72	Cheyenne & Arapaho vs Kiowa, Comanche, & Apache [8]
Battle of Little Robe Creek [9]	May 12, 1858	modern Ellis County	Plains Indian Wars	Antelope Hills Expedition	78	Comanche vs Texas Rangers [10]
Battle of the Wichita Village	October 1, 1858	near modern Rush Springs	Plains Indian Wars	Wichita Expedition	75	Comanche vs 2nd U.S. Cavalry [11] [12]
Battle of Round Mountain [13]	November 19, 1861	unknown / location disputed [14]	American Civil War	Trail of Blood on Ice	6+ [15]	Creek & Seminole vs Confederate States of America
Battle of Chusto-Talasah [16]	December 9, 1861	near modern Tulsa	American Civil War	Trail of Blood on Ice	15+ [17]	Creek & Seminole vs Confederate States of America
Battle of Chustenahlah [18]	December 26, 1861	near modern Skiatook	American Civil War	Trail of Blood on Ice	9+ [19]	Creek & Seminole vs Confederate States of America
Battle of Locust Grove [20]	July 3, 1862	near present day Locust Grove	American Civil War	Operations to Control Indian Territory	103	United States of America vs. Confederate States of America
Battle of Old Fort Wayne [21]	October 22, 1862	Fort Wayne [22]	American Civil War	Operations North of Boston Mountains (1862)	64+	United States of America vs Confederate States of America
Tonkawa Massacre	October 24, 1862	modern Caddo County	American Civil War		137-150	Osage vs Tonkawa [23]
Battle of Cabin Creek [24]	July 1–2, 1863	modern Mayes County	American Civil War	Operations to Control Indian Territory (1863)	88	United States of America vs Confederate States of America
Battle of Honey Springs [25]	July 17, 1863	modern Muskogee County & McIntosh County	American Civil War	Operations to Control Indian Territory (1863)	167	United States of America vs Confederate States of America
Battle of Perryville [26]	August 23, 1863	near modern Chambers	American Civil War	Operations to Control Indian Territory (1863)	49	Confederate States of America vs United States of America
Battle of Middle Boggy Depot [27]	February 13, 1864	near modern Allen	American Civil War	Operations to Control Indian Territory (1864)	47	United States of America vs Confederate States of America
Ambush of the steamboat J. R. Williams	June 15, 1864	near modern Tamaha [28]	American Civil War	Operations to Control Indian Territory (1864)	4	United States of America vs Confederate States of America
Second Battle of Cabin Creek	September 19, 1864	near modern Pensacola	American Civil War	Operations to Control Indian Territory (1864)	29	Confederate States of America vs. Union [29]
Battle of Washita River [30]	November 27, 1868	near modern Cheyenne	Plains Indian Wars	Comanche Campaign	171+	United States of America vs Cheyenne
Battle of Soldier Spring	December 25, 1868	modern Greer County & modern Kiowa County	Plains Indian Wars	Canadian River Expedition	26	Comanche & Kiowa vs 6th U.S. Cavalry & 37th U.S. Infantry [31] [32]
Goingsnake Massacre	April 15, 1872	modern Adair County			11	U.S. Marshals vs. Cherokee [33]
Sand Hill Fight [34]	April 6, 1875	modern Canadian County	Plains Indian Wars	Red River War		Cheyenne vs U.S. Cavalry [35]
Enid-Pond Creek Railroad War	1893-1894	modern Grant and Garfield Counties	Railroad Wars		0	Citizens vs. Rock Island Railroad [36]
Crazy Snake Rebellion	March 1909	Okmulgee County			3	Creek Indians Snake Government vs. Local Citizens, 8th Cavalry Regiment U.S. Army, 1st Regiment Oklahoma National Guard. [37] [38]
Green Corn Rebellion	August 2–3, 1917	Pontotoc County	World War I		3	Tenant farmers vs. Local authorities [39]
Tulsa Race Massacre	May 31 – June 1, 1921	Tulsa County			39	White citizens vs. Black citizens [40]
Red River Bridge War	July 3 - September 7, 1931	Bryan County, Oklahoma and Grayson County, Texas			0	Oklahoma Army National Guard vs. Texas Ranger Division [41] [42]

Notes

1. Modern and historical sources are unclear whether the battle occurred in modern Montague County, Texas or modern Jefferson County, Oklahoma, although the former is the most likely. Archaeological surveys of the village on the Oklahoma side of the Red River have not produced any conclusive evidence of the battle's location there.
2. "TWIN VILLAGES, BATTLE OF THE". digital.library.okstate.edu. Archived from the original on July 19, 2010.
3. Also known as Battle of the Strawberry Moon and Claremore Mound Massacre.
4. "Battle of Claremore Mound". Archived from the original on January 13, 2014.
5. Also known as the Battle of Cutthroat Gap.
6. "Cutthroat Gap Massacre".
7. Also known as the Wolf Creek Massacre.
8. "Southern Plains Battle Map". December 17, 2020.
9. Also known as the Battle of Antelope Hills.
10. "Western Americana: History of the American West: Battle of Antelope Hills". December 31, 2009.
11. "WICHITA VILLAGE, BATTLE OF THE". digital.library.okstate.edu. Archived from the original on June 19, 2010.
12. "Chronicles of Oklahoma". digital.library.okstate.edu. Archived from the original on May 10, 2003.
13. "CWSAC Battle Summary: Round Mountain". National Park Service. Archived from the original on December 14, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
14. One location is cited as being near modern Keystone, yet another location given is near modern Yale.
15. No accurate count of Native American casualties survives. Opothleyahola, commander of the Native American force, estimated his losses as 110 killed and wounded.
16. "CWSAC Battle Summary: Chusto-Talasah". National Park Service. Archived from the original on December 14, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
17. No accurate count of Native American casualties survives. Confederate Col Douglas H. Cooper estimated the Native Americans' losses at 500 killed and wounded, although some accounts are as low as 412.
18. "CWSAC Battle Summary: Chustenahlah". National Park Service. Archived from the original on May 18, 2008. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
19. No accurate count of Native American casualties survives. Confederate Col James M. McIntosh estimated the Native Americans' losses at 250 killed and wounded.
20. "Locust Grove, Battle of | the Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture".
21. "CWSAC Battle Summary: Old Fort Wayne". National Park Service. Archived from the original on May 18, 2008. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
22. An Oklahoma State Historical site marker is placed on U.S. Hwy 59 north of Watts. However, the exact location of Fort Wayne has not been determined.
23. "Oklahoma Civil War Sesquicentennial » Tonkawa Massacre". Archived from the original on April 6, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
24. "CWSAC Battle Summary: Cabin Creek". National Park Service. Archived from the original on December 14, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
25. "CWSAC Battle Summary: Honey Springs". National Park Service. Archived from the original on May 18, 2008. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
26. "Perryville, Battle of | the Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture".
27. "CWSAC Battle Summary: Middle Boggy Depot". National Park Service. Archived from the original on December 14, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
28. The exact location on the river is known as Pleasant Bluff.
29. "Cabin Creek, Battles of | the Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture".
30. Hoig, Stan. The Battle of the Washita: The Sheridan-Custer Indian Campaign of 1867-69 (Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press), 1979.
31. "SOLDIER SPRING, BATTLE OF". digital.library.okstate.edu. Archived from the original on January 26, 2008.
32. "Chronicles of Oklahoma". digital.library.okstate.edu. Archived from the original on May 10, 2003.
33. "Blood Bath at Going Snake: The Cherokee Courtroom Shootout". June 12, 2006.
34. Rea, Bob. "Sand Hill Fight." Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture. Accessed June 13, 2020.
35. "SAND HILL FIGHT". digital.library.okstate.edu. Archived from the original on January 25, 2008.
36. "Hell on Rails: Oklahoma Towns at War with the Rock Island Railroad". October 16, 2007.
37. "Chronicles of Oklahoma". digital.library.okstate.edu. Archived from the original on November 17, 2002.
38. "Harjo, Chitto aka Crazy Snake aka Wilson Jones". Archived from the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
39. "US Green Corn rebellion, 1917 | libcom.org". libcom.org. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
40. "The Tulsa Race Riot – Tulsa Historical Society". Archived from the original on October 15, 2010. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
41. "ODOT Memorial Highways & Bridges". www.okladot.state.ok.us. Archived from the original on March 9, 2005.
42. "TSHA | Red River Bridge Controversy".

See also

• American Civil War portal
• Oklahoma portal

• History of Oklahoma
• Plains Indians Wars
• Indian Territory in the American Civil War