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Battle of Fort Apache

Battle of Fort Apache was a battle fought on 1 September 1881 at Fort Apache Indian Reservation, in what is now Arizona, United States. It was part of the Apache Wars, which ran from 1849 to 1924. The recorded result: United States victory. Recorded strength: ~100; cavalry,; native scouts,; 1 fort against ~100 warriors.

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Fort Apache, 1873
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Fought1 September 1881
WhereFort Apache Indian Reservation, Arizona, United States33.791N, 109.989W
OutcomeUnited States victory
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstApache
Casualties and losses3 woundedandUnknown
Part ofApache Wars1849 to 1924

Where it sits in the Apache Wars

Battle at Pozo Hediondo, 1851Battle of Cooke's Spring, 1857Battle of the Mimbres River, 1860First Battle of Dragoon Springs, 1862Battle of Mount Gray, 1864Skirmish in Doubtful Canyon, 1864Battle of Fort Buchanan, 1865Battle of Hembrillo Basin, 1880Battle of Fort Tularosa, 1880Battle of Cibecue Creek, 1881Battle of Fort Apache, 1881Battle of Big Dry Wash, 1882Renegade period of the Apache Wars, 188718511887Battle of Fort Apache, 1881
13 placed engagements of the Apache Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1 September 1881
PlaceFort Apache Indian Reservation, Arizona, United States
33.791N, 109.989W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength~100; cavalry,; native scouts,; 1 fort~100 warriors
Casualties and losses3 woundedUnknown
Commanders
  • Eugene Asa Carr
Battle of Fort ApacheBattle of Fort ApacheBattle of Cibecue CreekBattle of the Pinal MountainsCamp Grant massacreBattle of Salt River CanyonBattle of Fort TularosaBattle of Cibecue CreekBattle of the Pinal MountainsCamp Grant massacreBattle of Salt River CanyonMesaCasa Grande100 km33.791N, 109.989W
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Battle of Fort Apache is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,264 in present-day United States (31 in Arizona).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871037, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Fort Apache, revision 1382966493, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.