Battle of Sunset Pass | |||||||
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Part of the Yavapai War, Apache Wars | |||||||
The rescue of Charles King by Sergeant Bernard Taylor at Sunset Pass. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States | Apache | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Charles King | unknown | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
≈40 | unknown |
The Battle of Sunset Pass was fought in November 1874 during the Yavapai War. Following the theft of livestock by a band of Tonto Apaches, a troop of United States Army soldiers was dispatched to track the natives and recover the stolen property. The Americans found the raiders at Sunset Pass, in Coconino County, Arizona, where a small skirmish ensued.