| Battle of the Trough |
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| Part of the French and Indian War |
| Date | March or April, 1756 |
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| Location | |
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| Result |
Indian victory |
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| Belligerents |
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Shawnee and Delaware Indian warriors |
British America |
| Commanders and leaders |
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Killbuck |
Unknown |
| Strength |
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14 or 60–70 (differing accounts) |
16 or 18 (differing accounts) |
| Casualties and losses |
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3 dead (or many more); "several" wounded |
7 dead, 3 wounded |
The Battle of the Trough (March or April 1756) was a skirmish of the early French and Indian War (1754–63) fought between Native Americans and Anglo-American settlers in the valley of the South Branch Potomac River in what is now northern Hardy County, West Virginia, USA.