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Battle at Pozo Hediondo

Battle at Pozo Hediondo was a battle fought in 1851 in what is now Mexico. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Apache Wars, which ran from 1849 to 1924. The recorded result: Indesicive.

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Fought1851
WhereMexico29.833N, 110.950W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeIndesicive
BelligerentsMexicoagainstApache Indians
Casualties and losses18-27 Killed and 50 Woundedand70 Killed and Undetermined number of Wounded
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 at Pozo Hediondo, 1851
12 placed engagements of the Apache Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1851 (year precision)
PlaceMexico
29.833N, 110.950W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Casualties and losses18-27 Killed and 50 Wounded70 Killed and Undetermined number of Wounded
Commanders
  • Ignacio Pesqueira
Battle at Pozo HediondoBattle at Pozo HediondoLa Noche TristeLa Noche TristeHermosilloMazatlánCaborcaCananeaMagdalenaNacozari de García100 km29.833N, 110.950W
Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle at Pozo Hediondo is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 160 in present-day Mexico.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q123880698, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle at Pozo Hediondo, revision 1385174074, 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.