Battle of Devil's Creek
The Battle of Devil's Creek was a military engagement during Geronimo's War, fought on May 22, 1885 near Alma, New Mexico. Though it was a minor skirmish, it was the first battle of the Geronimo campaign and ended after the Apaches were routed from their positions.
| Battle of Devil's Creek | |||||||
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| Part of Geronimo's War, Apache Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States | Apache | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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James Parker Charles B. Gatewood | Geronimo | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| unknown | ~25 warriors | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 3 wounded | unknown | ||||||
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