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Battle of Fort Tularosa

Battle of Fort Tularosa was a battle fought on 14 May 1880 at Aragon, in what is now New Mexico, United States. It was part of the Apache Wars, which ran from 1849 to 1924. The recorded result: United States victory. Recorded strength: 26 cavalry against ~100 warriors.

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Fought14 May 1880
WhereAragon, New Mexico, United States33.883N, 108.524W
OutcomeUnited States victory
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstApache
Casualties and lossesNoneandUnknown
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, 188218511882Battle of Fort Tularosa, 1880
12 placed engagements of the Apache Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date14 May 1880
PlaceAragon, New Mexico, United States
33.883N, 108.524W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength26 cavalry~100 warriors
Casualties and lossesNoneUnknown
Commanders
  • George Jordan (Medal of Honor)
  • Victorio
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Battle of Fort Tularosa is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States (26 in New Mexico).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871059, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Fort Tularosa, revision 1379347101, 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.