First Battle of Tucson

First Battle of Tucson
	Part of the Apache-Mexico Wars
	; The Sonoran Desert, outside Tucson.
Date	December 9, 1779
Location	Tucson, Sonora, New Spain; Modern Day: Tucson, Arizona
Result	Spanish victory
Belligerents
Spain	Apache
Commanders and leaders
Pedro Allande y Saabedra	Quilcho
Strength
15 cavalry; 1 fort	~350 warriors

The First Battle of Tucson was a confrontation at Tucson, Arizona on December 6, 1779, as part of the Apache-Mexico Wars. Captain Pedro Allande y Saabedra with a force of only fifteen men defeated an army of around 350 strong.

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