Battle of Beecher Island

The Battle of Beecher Island, also known as the Battle of Arikaree Fork, was an armed conflict between several of the Plains Native American tribes and Forsyth's Scouts, a company of selected civilian frontiersmen, recruited and commanded by Brevet-Colonel George Alexander Forsyth. The battle occurred in late September 1868 with Forsyth and the scouts making a stand at Beecher Island, on the Arikaree River, then known as part of the North Fork of the Republican River, near present-day Wray, Colorado, named afterwards for Lieutenant Fredrick H. Beecher, Forsyth's executive officer killed during the battle.

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1868  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Battle of Arikaree Fork
battle, United States, 

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Location: 39.8717, -102.1855, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1868 Battle of Beecher Island

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Frameless

Site of the Battle of Beecher Island as it appeared in 1917

Frederic Remington - Battle of Beecher's Island - Google Art Project

The death of Roman Nose

U. S. Cavalry soldiers during the Battle of Beecher Island

The Rescue

The Battle of Beecher Island

Deeds of valor - how America's heroes won the medal of honor - personal reminiscences and records of officers and enlisted men who were awarded the congressional medal of honor for most conspicuous (14584885557)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1868	Battle of Beecher Island	United States, battle	Wikidata
commons	image		Site of the Battle of Beecher Island as it appeared in 1917		Commons
commons	image		Frederic Remington - Battle of Beecher's Island - Google Art Project		Commons
commons	image		The death of Roman Nose		Commons
commons	image		U. S. Cavalry soldiers during the Battle of Beecher Island		Commons
commons	image		The Rescue		Commons
commons	image		The Battle of Beecher Island		Commons
commons	image		Deeds of valor - how America's heroes won the medal of honor - personal reminiscences and records of officers and enlisted men who were awarded the congressional medal of honor for most conspicuous (14584885557)		Commons