Where was the 1862 Battle of Birch Coulee fought? Minnesota was where the "1862 Birch Coulee Battle" was fought. This battle was the most costly battle between the Anishinabek and Americans, during the 1862 Anishinabe
uprising. On the morning of September 2, 1862 anywhere from 350 to 460 Anishinabe warriors surrounded an
American military force of around 170 soldiers, who had been instructed to search the surrounding countryside
for dead white bodies to bury, which some 54 were found then properly buried. Once the conditions were set,
the Anishinabe warriors commenced their ambush of their American enemy. Most of the casualties occurred
within one hour after the battle had commenced, and the American soldiers who were being attacked by the
brave Anishinabe warriors, were fortunate that their home fort was not too far off, because the American
soldiers who stayed behind after the 170 American soldiers left to search the countryside for dead whites,
heard the sounds of the battle soon after the "1862 Birch Coulee Battle" had started. It didn’t take the Americans in the fort
long to assemble 240 soldiers to leave for the battle occurring about 16 miles away, and on their way to
the battle, the Americans thought they were being surrounded by the Anishinabek, so they sent for more
reinforcements at the fort. The new American reinforcements brought more of their large artillery which
took the battle out of the brave Anishinabe warriors. American casualties were 60 with 13 killed.
Indian casualties were only 2.