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Battles of Mullan Road War Battle of Toppenish Creek Battle of Union Gap Cascades Massacre Battle of Pine Creek Battle of Four Lakes Battle of Spokane Plains Steamboat Chippewa Fiasco Battle of Lower Sioux Agency Battle of Redwood Ferry Battle of New Ulm Battle of Fort Ridgely Battle of Birch Coulee Siege of Fort Abercrombie Battle of Wood Lake Surrender at Camp Release Battle of Big Mound Battle of Dead Buffalo Lake Battle of Stoney Lake Battle of White Stone Hill Battle of Killdeer Mountain Fisk's Expedition Battle of Red Buttes Battle of Deer Creek Station Battle of Dry Creek Custard Wagon Train Fight Platte Bridge Battle Battle of Platte Bridge Station Battle of Bone Pile Creek Battle of Fort Rice Battle of Tongue River 1865 Powder River Expedition Sun River Stampede Battle of Crazy Woman Creek Battle of Peno Creek Fetterman Massacre Fort Buford Massacre Haystack Battle Battle of Fort Kearny Battle Near Fort Ellis Battle of Popo Aguie Marias River Massacre Battle of Miner's Delight Pryor's Fork Battle Second Battle of Tongue River Battle of Bighorn Battle of Powder River Battle of the Rosebud Custers Last Stand Battle of Snake Mountain Battle of Slim Buttes Battle of Cedar Creek Battle of Bates Creek Battle of Ash Creek Battle of Wolf Mountain Battle of Little Muddy Creek Battle of White Bird Canyon Battle of the Cottonwoods Battle of the Clearwater Battle of Weippe Prairie Battle of Big Hole Battle of Horse Prairie Battle of Birch Creek, Idaho Battle of Camas Creek Battle of Canyon Creek Battle of Cow Island Battle of Cow Creek Battle of Bear Paw Battle of South Mountain Battle of Silver River Battle of Birch Creek Battle of Clearwater River Battle of Clark's Fork Battle of Heart Mountain Massacre Near Yellowstone Lake Battle of Jackson Hole Battle of Careless Creek Battle of Milk River Battle of Big Creek Battle of Pumpkin Creek Battle of Poplar River

September 2, 1862 Battle of Birch Coulee

This battle was a part of Mullan Road War and most costly battle between Ojibway Soldiers and their American enemy, during 1862s Ojibway uprising. A list of Mullan Road War battles is above. On Tuesday September 2, 1862 anywhere from 350 to 460 Ojibway Soldiers surrounded an American military force of around 170 soldiers, who had been instructed to search for dead white bodies to bury, which some 54 were found then properly buried. Once conditions were set, Ojibway Soldiers commenced their ambush of their American enemy. Most casualties occurred within one hour after battle had commenced. American Soldiers were fortunate that their home fort or Fort Ridgely, was not too far off, because American Soldiers who stayed behind after those 170 American Soldiers left to search for dead whites, heard sounds of battle soon after "Birch Coulee Battle" started. It didn’t take American Soldiers at Fort Ridgely long to assemble 240 soldiers to leave to join that battle occurring about 16 miles away. On their way to battle, American Soldiers thought they were being surrounded by Ojibway Soldiers, so they sent for more reinforcements from Fort Ridgely. Those new American reinforcements brought more of their large artillery which led to Ojibway military commanders ordering a withdrawl. American casualties were 60 with 13 killed. Ojibway casualties were only 2.