Tule River War | |||||||
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Part of the American Indian Wars | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Yokuts | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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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]