By decade
The engagements fought in New Mexico, by decade.
Where these engagements were fought
68 of the 126 could be placed to a location and appear on the map; the remaining 58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battle of Hembrillo Basin | 1880 | Apache victory | 2 killed; 5 wounded vs Perhaps 3 dead |
| Battle of Ojo Caliente | 1854 | United States victory | None vs 5 killed; 6 wounded |
| Battle of Cieneguilla | 1854 | ~50 killed vs 22 killed; 36 wounded | |
| Hatchet Mountains | 1868 | 3 Indians killed | |
| Fort Bascom | 1868 | 1 civilian killed; 1 civilian wounded | |
| Miembres Mountains | 1868 | 1 wounded | |
| Nesmith's Mills | 1868 | 6 wounded; 10 Indians killed; 25 Indians wounded | |
| Apache Springs | 1868 | 11 Indians wounded | |
| Central City | 1868 | 3 civilians killed | |
| Tularosa | 1868 | 13 civilians killed; child captured | |
| Fort Stanton | 1869 | 3 Indians wounded | |
| Miembres Mountains | 1869 | 1 wounded; 3 Indians killed; 3 Indians wounded |
Plus 109 further documented engagements in the New Mexico 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).