| Battle of Cooke's Spring | |||||||
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| Part of the Apache Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States | Apache | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Alfred Gibbs | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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17 cavalry 2 militia | 8 warriors | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1 wounded |
6 killed 1 wounded | ||||||
The Battle of Cookes Spring was a skirmish which took place between Apache raiders and the United States Army on March 9, 1857. Apache raiders were tracked through the frontier by a party of U.S. Army cavalry who intercepted the native warriors at Cooke's Spring in the Black Range of New Mexico.[1][2]