By decade
The engagements fought in Arizona, by decade.
Where these engagements were fought
122 of the 216 could be placed to a location and appear on the map; the remaining 94 are recorded without a precise point. Select a marker to see the engagement.
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 | Year | Outcome | Forces or losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skirmish, Fort Buchanan | 1865 | Apache victory | 1 killed; 1 wounded; 1 fort destroyed vs ~2 killed |
| Battle of Salt River Canyon | 1872 | United States victory | 1 killed vs 76 killed; 34 captured |
| Fort Apache | 1881 | United States victory | 1 wounded |
| Battle of Cibecue Creek | 1881 | Apache strategic victory | 8 killed; 2 wounded vs 18 killed |
| Battle of Big Dry Wash | 1882 | United States victory | 20 killed vs 2 killed; 6 wounded |
| Battle of Turret Peak | 1873 | United States victory | None vs 57 killed |
| Difficult Canyon | 1868 | 2 wounded; 16 Indians killed; 6 Indians wounded | |
| Cottonwood Springs | 1868 | 1 wounded; 1 Indian killed; 2 Indians wounded | |
| San Pedro River | 1868 | 3 Indians killed | |
| Rio Salinas | 1868 | 6 Indians killed | |
| Toddy Mountain | 1868 | 4 killed; 1 Indian killed | |
| Between the Verde and Salt Rivers, Arizona Lt C C C Carr) | 1868 | 1 Indian killed |
Plus 196 further documented engagements in the Arizona record.
By war
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).