Battle of Port Gamble

Battle of Port Gamble
	Part of American Indian Wars
Date	November 21, 1856
Location	Port Gamble, Washington, United States
Result	United States victory
Belligerents
United States	Tlingit tribe from Kake village, Alaska
Commanders and leaders
Samuel Swartout	Unknown
Casualties and losses
1 killed	27 killed, 21 wounded

The Battle of Port Gamble was an isolated engagement between the United States and the Tlingit. It occurred during, but was not a part of, the Yakima War. Though a minor incident, it is historically notable for the first U.S. Navy battle death in the Pacific Ocean.^[1]^[2]

^ Wilma, David (2003). "Raiders kill Gustave Englebrecht, first U.S. Navy battle death in the Pacific, at Port Gamble on November 21, 1856". historylink.org. HistoryInk. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
^ "Kitsap Cemeteries". visitkitsap.com. Visit Kitsap Peninsula. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.

[1] Wilma, David (2003). "Raiders kill Gustave Englebrecht, first U.S. Navy battle death in the Pacific, at Port Gamble on November 21, 1856". historylink.org. HistoryInk. Retrieved 24 May 2014.

[2] "Kitsap Cemeteries". visitkitsap.com. Visit Kitsap Peninsula. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.

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