The Battle of Washita River took place on November 27, 1868.

Colonel Custer made a name for himself as a great Indian fighter, while the Cheyenne and Arapaho were demolished. Much like Andrew Jackson's victory over the Creek at Horseshoe Bend, or Sam Houston's victory over Mexico at San Jacinto, the Washita River was more of a slaughter than a battle.

Blackkettle

Black Kettle

Victor Harlan Jones has written:

'Sedimentation in Red river below the mouth of Washita river' -- subject(s): Sedimentation and deposition