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The '''Battle of the Diablo Mountains''' was an early engagement of the [[Apache Wars]]. A small force of [[U.S. Cavalry|U.S. 1st Cavalrymen]] attacked a much larger force of [[Lipan]] [[Apache|Apaches]] at the base of the [[Diablo Mountains]] in southern [[Texas]]. |
The '''Battle of the Diablo Mountains''' was an early engagement of the [[Apache Wars]]. A small force of [[U.S. Cavalry|U.S. 1st Cavalrymen]] attacked a much larger force of [[Lipan]] [[Apache|Apaches]] at the base of the [[Diablo Mountains]] in southern [[Texas]]. |
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==Battle== |
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Setting out from [[Fort Inge]] in [[South Texas]] on October 1, 1854, [[Captain]] [[John G. Walkerqv]] in command of around 40 men of the [[1st Cavalry Division (United States)|1st Cavalry Division]], headed for the Diablo Mountains region along the [[Rio Grande]] [[river]] border with [[Mexico]]. Among the 40 enlisted men was the future [[American]][[general]] [[Eugene Asa Carr]]. Their mission was to investigate the reports from local [[settler|settlers]] of stolen [[livestock]], taken by Apache [[warrior|warriors]]. On the third day out, in the morning of October 3, 1854, Captain Walkergv and his men encountered well over two-hundred Lipan Apache warriors near a herd of captured farm animals. Immediately Walkergv ordered an attack which suprised the Apaches significantly. A brief skirmished ensued and the Apaches quickly fled, leaving most of the stolen livestock. |
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Casualties are unknown, except for [[Lieutenant|Second Lieutenant]] Eugene Asa Carr who was wounded by an [[arrow]] and subsequently commended by General [[Persifor F. Smithqv]] for his "gallantry and coolness" and promoted to first lieutenant. This was the future generals first combat action. |
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==See Also== |
==See Also== |
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*[[American Indian Wars]] |
*[[American Indian Wars]] |
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The Battle of the Diablo Mountains was an early engagement of the Apache Wars. A small force of U.S. 1st Cavalrymen attacked a much larger force of Lipan Apaches at the base of the Diablo Mountains in southern Texas.
Battle
Setting out from Fort Inge in South Texas on October 1, 1854, Captain John G. Walkerqv in command of around 40 men of the 1st Cavalry Division, headed for the Diablo Mountains region along the Rio Grande river border with Mexico. Among the 40 enlisted men was the future Americangeneral Eugene Asa Carr. Their mission was to investigate the reports from local settlers of stolen livestock, taken by Apache warriors. On the third day out, in the morning of October 3, 1854, Captain Walkergv and his men encountered well over two-hundred Lipan Apache warriors near a herd of captured farm animals. Immediately Walkergv ordered an attack which suprised the Apaches significantly. A brief skirmished ensued and the Apaches quickly fled, leaving most of the stolen livestock. Casualties are unknown, except for Second Lieutenant Eugene Asa Carr who was wounded by an arrow and subsequently commended by General Persifor F. Smithqv for his "gallantry and coolness" and promoted to first lieutenant. This was the future generals first combat action.
See Also
References
- Kaywaykla, James (edited Eve Ball) "In the Days of Victorio: Recollections of a Warm Springs Apache" Tucson: University of Arizona Press 1970
- Lavender, David. The Rockies. Revised Edition. N.Y.: Harper & Row, 1975.
- Limerick, Patricia Nelson. The Legacy of Conquest: The Unbroken Past of the American West. N.Y.: W.W. Norton, 1987.
- Smith, Duane A. Rocky Mountain West: Colorado, Wyoming, & Montana, 1859-1915. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1992.
- Thrapp, Dan L. (1979). The Conquest of Apacheria. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 0806112867.
- Williams, Albert N. Rocky Mountain Country. N.Y.: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1950.