Date
- October 22, 1864
Location
- Independence, Missouri
Campaign
Principal Union Commanders
- Major General Alfred Pleasonton
Principal Confederate Commanders
- Major General Sterling Price
- Brigadier General Joseph O. Shelby
- Major General James F. Fagan
- Major General John S. Marmaduke
Union Forces Engaged
- Pleasonton’s Provisional Cavalry Division
Confederate Forces Engaged
Number of Union Soldiers Engaged
- Roughly 7,000
Number of Confederate Soldiers Engaged
- Roughly 7,000
Union Casualties
- Unreported
Confederate Casualties
- Roughly 400 (killed, wounded, and captured or missing)
Result
- Union victory
Significance
Pleasonton’s victory dashed Price’s hopes of defeating Curtis’ Army of the Border before being caught in the Union vise.