Battle of Las Animas Canyon

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The Battle of Las Animas Canyon was a key 1879 engagement in Victorio's War in which Apache forces under Chief Victorio ambushed and inflicted heavy casualties on U.S. and New Mexico militia troops in New Mexico Territory.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
belligerent Apache forces under Victorio ⓘ
New Mexico militia ⓘ
United States forces ⓘ
chronologicalOrderInWar early engagement of Victorio's War ⓘ
combatantLeader Victorio, Apache chief ⓘ
commander Victorio ⓘ
conflict Victorio's War ⓘ
conflictType ambush ⓘ
countryAtTime United States ⓘ
date 1879 ⓘ
hasParticipant Apache forces ⓘ
linked to: Apache homelands

Chiricahua Apache ⓘ
New Mexico militia ⓘ
U.S. Army troops ⓘ
historicalEra American Indian Wars ⓘ
historicalPeriod Victorio's War ⓘ
historicalRegion American Southwest ⓘ
location Las Animas Canyon ⓘ
New Mexico Territory ⓘ
militaryTheater New Mexico Territory campaign of Victorio's War ⓘ
notableFor effective Apache tactics against larger U.S. forces ⓘ
significant U.S. and militia casualties ⓘ
opposingCommander U.S. military officers ⓘ
outcome heavy casualties on U.S. and New Mexico militia troops ⓘ
partOf Victorio's War ⓘ
relatedEvent Victorio's campaigns in New Mexico and Texas ⓘ
result Apache victory ⓘ
tacticalSituation Apache ambush of pursuing troops ⓘ

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Victorio's War → notableEvent → Battle of Las Animas Canyon ⓘ
Victorio's War → notableEvent → Battle of Hembrillo Canyon ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Las Animas Canyon