Battle of Fort Apache
The Battle of Fort Apache was an engagement of the Apache Wars between the cavalry garrison of Fort Apache and dozens of mounted White Mountain Apache warriors. The battle occurred in eastern Arizona Territory on September 1, 1881.
| Battle of Fort Apache | |||||||
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| Part of Apache Wars, Geronimo's War | |||||||
Fort Apache, 1873 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States | Apache | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Eugene Asa Carr | unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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~100 cavalry, native scouts, 1 fort | ~100 warriors | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 3 wounded | unknown | ||||||
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