Emmet Crawford
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Emmet Crawford was an American soldier who rose through the ranks to become an officer. He was most noted for his time spent in the Arizona Territory under General George Crook in the United States Ca
Emmet Crawford - Portrait taken 1876
Emmet Crawford's Grave in Arlington
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
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…by Mexican irregular troops under the command of Mauricio Corredor at Teopari, District of Sahuaripa. Corredor six years earlier was engaged at the Battle of Tres Castillos (29.91°N 105.82°W), where 62 Apache warriors and 16 non-combatants had been killed in that massacre. Crawford attempted to get them to stop by waving…
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.