Talk:First Battle of Adobe Walls

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Why would the first battle have been in 1877 and the second in 1874? Rlquall 01:31, 11 May 2005 (UTC)

Nothing is said about where Adobe Walls actually is. Also, what exactly does this battle have to do with the Civil War (which ended 12 years earlier)? --Michael K. Smith 17:10, 26 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Date confusion

Looks like there is a little date confusion on this page. Was this battle fought in 1864 or in 1877? The article contradicts the battlebox, so which is right? Roy Al Blue 21:33, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

Answering my own question, this battle could not have been fought in 1877, because Kit Carson would have already been dead at that point. Roy Al Blue 21:36, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Two battles at Adobe Walls

There were two battles at Adobe Walls, the first, the subject of this article, during the Civil War, when the US sent an expedition into winter campgrounds of the Kiowa, Kiowa-Apache and Comanches to punish them for raids against wagon trains and settlers. The second battle at Adobe Walls came during the "Red River War" when a coalition of warriors from all the plains tribes attacked buffalo hunters camping at Adobe Walls. Though there were only two dozen of them against 700 or so warriors, their long distance rifles held them at bay. The battles were less than a decade apart. John1951 21:28, 31 October 2007 (UTC)