Battle of Mud Lake/Mud Lake Massacre | |||||
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Part of the Indian Wars, Snake War | |||||
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Nations | |||||
United States | Smoke Creek Paiute - Kuyuidika-a Paiute[1] | ||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||
Almond B. Wells[1] | Unknown | ||||
Strength | |||||
50 troopers of 1st Battalion Nevada Volunteer Cavalry 2 civilian guides[1] | 30 Kuyuidika-a Paiute women, children, elderly. | ||||
Casualties and losses | |||||
"several wounded"[2] | 29 killed[2] |
The Battle of Mud Lake/Mud Lake Massacre, also known as the "Skirmish at Mud Lake",[3] occurred on 14 March 1865 during the Snake War in northwest Nevada Territory, at present-day Winnemucca Lake, Nevada, during the closing months of the concurrent American Civil War.
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