Battle

Fourth Battle of Tucson

21 Mar 1784 · 32.35° N, 110.94° W

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When
21 Mar 1784
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
32.35° N, 110.94° W
Description
part of the Mexican Apache and Mexican Navajo Wars

Fourth Battle of Tucson

Part of the Mexican Apache and Mexican Navajo Wars

The Fourth Battle of Tucson was a raid during the lengthy wars between Spanish colonists in Arizona and its region and Apache Indians. At break of day, on March 21, 1784, a force of no more than 500 Apaches and Navajos attacked Spanish cavalry guards protecting a herd of livestock at the Presidio San Augustin del Tucson in southern Arizona.

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