Skirmish near Brooklyn, Kansas
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The skirmish near Brooklyn, Kansas was a skirmish of the American Civil War on August 21, 1863, between Quantrill's Raiders and pursuing Union forces immediately after the Lawrence massacre. James Henry Lane led a small group of survivors of the massacre in pursuit of Quantrill's men, and were joined by a force of about 200 Union Army cavalrymen, commanded by Major Preston B. Plumb. Lane's and Plumb's men fought with Quantrill's Raiders to the south of the town of Brooklyn, Kansas, which the raiders had burned. The Confederates began to panic, but a charge led by George Todd halted the Union pursuit. Quantrill's men escaped across the state line into Missouri and then scattered; a few were later caught and executed.
Skirmish near Brooklyn, Kansas | |||||||
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Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Confederate States of America | United States | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
William Quantrill George Todd |
Preston B. Plumb Jim Lane | ||||||
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Quantrill's Raiders |
Militia 9th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry Regiment[1] |