Tanori's Raid

Tanori's Raid
Part of Second French intervention in Mexico
Date November 24, 1865 Location San Rafael, Arizona 31°44′14″N 112°1′27″W / 31.73722°N 112.02417°W / 31.73722; -112.02417 Result American victory Imperialist were unable to capture Ignacio Pesqueira
Belligerents
United States	Second Mexican Empire
Commanders and leaders
MajorJohn C. Cremony 1st Lt. Edmund W. Coddington	Colonel Refugio Tánori
Units involved
1st California Cavalry Battalion (Co.C&D)	Opata volunteers
Strength
~150	350
Casualties and losses
none	none
1 American citizen wounded

Tanorori's Raid occurred when a force of about 350 Opata volunteers, under the command of Colonle Refugio Tánori, attacked the ranching community of San Rafael, Arizona. The raid was an attempt to capture Sonora Governor Ignacio Pesqueira.