List of battles fought in Missouri facts for kids
This is an incomplete list of all military confrontations that have occurred within the boundaries of the modern U.S. state of Missouri since European contact.
| Name | Date | Location | War | Strength | Casualties | Belligerents | Victor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | May 25, 1780 | St. Louis | American Revolutionary War | Spain-320, Great Britain-~1,500 | 108 | Spain vs. Great Britain & Indian tribes | Spanish victory |
| Sink Hole | May 24, 1815 | Lincoln County | War of 1812 | ? | 8 | Sauk vs. United States | United States victory |
| Battle Creek | July 1829 | Schuyler County | American Indian Wars | ? | ? | Iowa vs. American settlers | United States victory |
| Gallatin | August 6, 1838 | Gallatin | Missouri Mormon War | Mormon-?, Missouri Citizens-200 | ? | Latter-Day Saints vs. Missouri citizens | Citizens victory |
| Crooked River | October 28, 1838 | Crooked River | Missouri Mormon War | Mormon-?, Missouri State Militia-1 division | 4 | Latter-Day Saints vs. Missouri State Militia | Latter-Day Saints victory |
| Haun's Mill | October 30, 1838 | Caldwell County | Missouri Mormon War | Mormon-?, Missouri State Militia-240 | 21 | Latter-Day Saints vs. Missouri State Militia | Missouri victory |
| 1st Boonville | June 17, 1861 | Boonville | American Civil War | Union-1,700, Missouri State Guard-~1,500 | 10 KIA, 17 WIA, 80 POW | United States vs. Missouri (Confederate) | Union victory |
| Cole Camp | June 19, 1861 | Benton County | American Civil War | Benton County Home Guard-600, Missouri State Guard-300 | 43 KIA, 85 WIA, 25 POW | United States vs. Missouri (Confederate) | Confederate victory |
| Carthage | July 5, 1861 | Near Carthage | American Civil War | Union-1,100, Missouri State Guard-6,000 | 244 | United States vs. Missouri (Confederate) | Confederate victory |
| Dug Springs | August 2, 1861 | Near Clever | American Civil War | ? | 48 KIA, 74 WIA | United States vs. Missouri (Confederate) | Union victory |
| Athens | August 5, 1861 | Clark County | American Civil War | Home Guard-333-500, Missouri State Guard-~2,000 men plus 3 cannon | 3 KIA, 20 WIA, 31 KIA & WIA | United States vs. Missouri (Confederate) | Union victory |
| Wilson's Creek | August 10, 1861 | Christian and Greene counties | American Civil War | Union-5,430, Missouri State Guard-12,120 | 535 KIA, 1808 WIA, 196 MIA | United States vs. Missouri (Confederate) | Confederate victory |
| Charleston | August 19, 1861 | Charleston | American Civil War | Union-250, Confederate-500 | ? | United States vs. Confederate States | Union victory |
| Dry Wood Creek | September 2, 1861 | Vernon County | American Civil War | Union-600, Missouri State Guard-? | 18 KIA, 16 WIA | United States vs. Missouri (Confederate) | Confederate victory |
| 2nd Boonville | September 13, 1861 | Boonville | American Civil War | Boonville Home Guardsmen-140, Missouri State Guard-800 | United States vs. Missouri (Confederate) | Union victory | |
| 1st Lexington | September 13–20, 1861 | Lexington | American Civil War | Lexington Garrison-3,500 Missouri State Guard-15,000 | 800 KIA, 1,000 POW | United States vs. Missouri (Confederate) | Confederate victory |
| Blue Mills Landing | September 17, 1861 | Clay County | American Civil War | Union-600, Missouri State Guard-3,500 | 126 | United States vs. Missouri (Confederate) | Confederate victory |
| Fredericktown | October 21, 1861 | Madison County | American Civil War | Union-2,500, Confederacy-? | 25 KIA, 40 WIA, 80 POW | United States vs. Confederate States | Union victory |
| 1st Springfield | October 25, 1861 | Springfield | American Civil War | Union-326 Confederacy-1,500 | 218 | United States vs. Confederate States | Union victory |
| Belmont | November 7, 1861 | Mississippi County | American Civil War | Union-3,114, Confederacy-~ 5,000 | 225 KIA, 727 WIA, 221 POW/MIA | United States vs. Confederate States | Indecisive |
| Blackwater Creek | December 19, 1861 | Johnson County | American Civil War | Union-4,000, Confederacy-750 | 694 | United States vs. Confederate States | Union victory |
| Mount Zion Church | December 28, 1861 | Boone County | American Civil War | Union-440, Confederacy-~ 900 | 27 KIA, 213 WIA, 64 POW | United States vs. Confederate States | Union victory |
| Roan's Tan Yard | January 8, 1862 | Randolph County | American Civil War | Union-450, Confederacy-800 | 46 KIA, 99 WIA, 28 POW | United States vs. Confederate States | Union victory |
| New Madrid | February 28, 1862 – April 8, 1862 | New Madrid | American Civil War | Union-6 gunboats 11 mortar rafts, Confederacy-~ 7,000 | 53 KIA, 50 WIA, 5 MIA, 7,000 POW | United States vs. Confederate States | Union victory |
| Moore's Mill | July 28, 1862 | Callaway County | American Civil War | Union-733, Confederacy-260-350 | 13 KIA, 55 WIA, 202 KIA/WIA | United States vs. Confederate States | Union victory |
| Cravensville | August 5, 1862 | Daviess County | American Civil War | Union-35, Confederacy-85 | Union 5 wounded Confederates 8 killed 10 wounded | United States vs. Confederate States | Union victory |
| Kirksville | August 6, 1862 | Adair County | American Civil War | Union-1,000, Confederacy-2,500 | 456 | United States vs. Confederate States | Union victory |
| Compton's Ferry | August 11, 1862 | Livingston County | American Civil War | Union-?, Confederacy-~ 1,500 | ? | United States vs. Confederate States | Union victory |
| Independence | August 11, 1862 | Independence | American Civil War | Union-344, Confederacy-~800 | 344 | United States vs. Confederate States | Confederate victory |
| Yellow Creek | August 13, 1862 | Chariton County | American Civil War | Union-~700, Confederacy-Unknown | 2 WIA, Confederate-? | United States vs. Confederate States | Union victory |
| Lone Jack | August 15–16, 1862 | Jackson County | American Civil War | Union-800, Confederacy-1,500-3,000 | 270 | United States vs. Confederate States | Confederate victory |
| 1st Newtonia | September 30, 1862 | Newtonia | American Civil War | Union-1,500 Confederacy-1 brigade | 345 | United States vs. Confederate States | Confederate victory |
| Island Mound | October 29, 1862 | Bates County | American Civil War | Union-250, Confederacy-350 | 19 | United States vs. Confederate States | Union victory |
| Clark's Mill | November 7, 1862 | Douglas County | American Civil War | Union-113, Confederacy-1,000 | 113 | United States vs. Confederate States | Confederate victory |
| 2nd Springfield | January 8, 1863 | Springfield | American Civil War | Union-2,099, Confederacy-1,870 | 521 | United States vs. Confederate States | Union victory |
| Hartville | January 9–11, 1863 | Wright County | American Civil War | Union-750, Confederacy- ? | 19 KIA, 160 WIA, 10 MIA/POW | United States vs. Confederate States | Indecisive |
| Cape Girardeau | April 26, 1863 | Cape Girardeau County | American Civil War | Union-4,000, Confederacy- 5,000 | 337 | United States vs. Confederate States | Union victory |
| Chalk Bluff | May 1–2, 1863 | Dunklin County | American Civil War | Union-120, Confederacy- 210 | 53 KIA, 104 WIA, 120 MIA, 53 POW | United States vs. Confederate States | Confederate pyrrhic victory |
| 3rd Boonville | October 11, 1863 | Boonville | American Civil War | ? | ? | United States vs. Confederate States | Union victory |
| Camden Point | July 13, 1864 | Camden Point | American Civil War | Union-1,000, Confederacy- 300 | 6 KIA, 25 WIA | United States vs. Confederate States | Union victory |
| Fort Davidson | September 27, 1864 | Iron County | American Civil War | Union-1,500, Confederacy- 12,000 | 1,684 | United States vs. Confederate States | Union victory |
| 4th Boonville | October 11, 1864 | Boonville | American Civil War | ? | ? | United States vs. Missouri (Confederate) | Confederate victory |
| Glasgow | October 15, 1864 | Glasgow | American Civil War | Union-800, Confederacy-1,800 | 450 | United States vs. Confederate States | Confederate victory |
| Sedalia | October 15, 1864 | Sedalia | American Civil War | Union-~800, Confederacy-~1,200 | 1 | United States vs. Confederate States | Confederate victory |
| 2nd Lexington | October 19, 1864 | Lexington | American Civil War | Union-2,000 Confederacy-8,500 | ? | United States vs. Confederate States | Confederate victory |
| Little Blue | October 21, 1864 | Jackson County | American Civil War | Union-2,500, Confederacy- 8,500 | ? | United States vs. Confederate States | Confederate victory |
| Independence | October 21–22, 1864 | Independence | American Civil War | Union-22,000, Confederacy-8,500 | 140 | United States vs. Confederate States | Confederate victory |
| Big Blue | October 22–23, 1864 | Kansas City | American Civil War | Union-2 divisions, Confederacy-2 divisions | ? | United States vs. Confederate States | Union victory |
| Westport | October 23, 1864 | Westport | American Civil War | Union-22,000, Confederacy- 8,500 | 3,000 | United States vs. Confederate States | Union victory |
| Charlot | October 25, 1864 | Vernon County | American Civil War | Union-2 brigades, Confederacy- 1 division | ? | United States vs. Confederate States | Union victory |
| 2nd Newtonia | October 28, 1864 | Newtonia | American Civil War | Union-? Confederacy-? | 650 | United States vs. Confederate States | Union victory |
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