Battle of Tres Castillos
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The Battle of Tres Castillos, October 14–15, 1880, in Chihuahua State, Mexico resulted in the death of the Chiricahua Apache chieftain Victorio and the death or capture of most of his followers. The b
Tres Castillos. The view of Victorio's warriors from a rock defense.
Nana was Victorio's second in command. He was absent at the time of the battle, but continued the war with a raid in 1881.
Apache prisoners taken at the Battle of Tres Castillos. Scalps hang on poles in the background.
Victorio was about 55 years old when killed in Mexico.
Victorio's War
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The Apache can endure fatigue and famine and can live without water for periods that would kill the hardiest mountaineer... In fighting them we must of necessity be the pursuers and unless we can surp
Battle of Tres Castillos
…State, Mexico resulted in the death of the Chiricahua Apache chieftain Victorio and the death or capture of most of his followers. The battle ended Victorio's War, a 14-month long odyssey of fight and flight by the Apaches in southern New Mexico, western Texas, and Chihuahua. Mexican Colonel Joaquin Terrazas and…
Victorio
A memorial to Victorio's opponents, the African-American Buffalo Soldiers
Artist's depiction of the Battle of Quitman Canyon, also called Tinaja de las Palmas