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Battle of Mount Gray

Battle of Mount Gray was a battle fought on 7 April 1864 at Peloncillo Mountains, in what is now Arizona, United States. It was part of the Apache Wars, which ran from 1849 to 1924. The recorded result: U.S. victory; U.S. Forces successfully defended Gray Mountain from Apache attacks. Recorded strength: 59 against ~250.

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A low level aerial photograph of Gray Mountain from the en:Animas Valley in the bootheel of New Mexico.(viewed from east or southeast)
A low level aerial photograph of Gray Mountain from the en:Animas Valley in the bootheel of New Mexico.(viewed from east or southeast). BAlvarius, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought7 April 1864
WherePeloncillo Mountains, Arizona, United States35.746N, 111.474W
OutcomeU.S. victory; U.S. Forces successfully defended Gray Mountain from Apache attacks
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstApache
Casualties and lossesNoneand21 killed
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 Mount Gray, 1864
13 placed engagements of the Apache Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date7 April 1864
PlacePeloncillo Mountains, Arizona, United States
35.746N, 111.474W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength59~250
Casualties and lossesNone21 killed
Commanders
  • James H. Whitlock
Battle of Mount GrayBattle of Mount GrayBattle of Canyon de ChellyShort Creek raidBattle of Canyon de ChellyFlagstaffPrescottWinslowGrand Canyon100 km35.746N, 111.474W
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Battle of Mount Gray 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 Q4871799, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mount Gray, revision 1380654697, 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.