Battle of Marais des Cygnes
battle of the American Civil War
The Battle of Marais des Cygnes was a battle during Price's Missouri Raid in the American Civil War. It happened on October 25, 1864, in Linn County, Kansas. It is also called the Battle of Osage, or the Battle of Trading Post. It was the first of three related actions on the same day. All three of those actions involved elements of Major General Sterling Price's Confederate Army of Missouri, and the Union's Provisional Cavalry Division commanded by Major General Alfred Pleasonton.
Marais des Cygnes[1] | |||||||
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Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Alfred Pleasonton John F. Philips Frederick Benteen |
Sterling Price John S. Marmaduke James F. Fagan | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Phillips's and Benteen's brigades of the U.S. Provisional Cavalry Division | Army of Missouri | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
2,600 | 7,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown |
References
change- ↑ "CWSAC Battle Summaries". Heritage Preservation Services. Archived from the original on 2012-12-22. Retrieved 2014-11-25.