The American Indian Wars

The 1880s

110 documented engagements fought during the 1880s, across 5 of today's states.

Frederic Remington, The Battle of Beecher's Island. Public domain.

110

Engagements

1880 to 1889

Years

States

Where these engagements were fought

66 of the 127 could be placed to a location and appear on the map; the remaining 61 are recorded without a precise point. Select a marker to see the engagement.

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Red markers are surveyed battlefields with a mapped boundary; navy markers are point-located engagements. Select a marker to open its page.

Notable engagements

Engagement	State	Year	Outcome	Forces or losses
Battle of Hembrillo Basin	NM	1880	Apache victory	2 killed; 5 wounded vs Perhaps 3 dead
Fort Apache	AZ	1881	United States victory	1 wounded
Battle of Cibecue Creek	AZ	1881	Apache strategic victory	8 killed; 2 wounded vs 18 killed
Battle of Big Dry Wash	AZ	1882	United States victory	20 killed vs 2 killed; 6 wounded
San Mateo Mountains	NM	1880		1 killed; 2 wounded
Sacramento Mountains	NM	1880		3 civilians killed
Rosebud Creek	MT	1880		2 killed; 1 wounded; 3 Indians killed
Blazer's Mill	NM	1880		1 civilian killed
Pecos Falls	TX	1880		1 Indian killed
Miembrillo Canyon, San Andreas Mountains	NM	1880		2 wounded
Miembrillo Canyon, San Andreas Mountains	NM	1880		8 wounded
South Fork	NM	1880		1 Indian killed; 300 Indians captured

Plus 98 further documented engagements in the the 1880s record.

By war

Apache Wars

The long struggle across Arizona and New Mexico, from Cibecue Creek and Big Dry Wash to the Victorio and Geronimo campaigns and the fighting across the Mexican border.

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Engagements and locations are compiled from published sources: U.S. Adjutant-General's Office, Chronological List of Actions with Indians (1891) (public domain (U.S. federal record)); Sheridan, Record of Engagements with Hostile Indians (1882) (public domain); Wikidata (structured data, CC0); Wikipedia (text rewritten and cited as a reference, CC BY-SA 4.0).