Battle of Pecos River

Battle of Pecos River
Part of the Navajo Wars

"The indigenous people of northern New Mexico" by Balduin Möllhausen, 1861.
DateJanuary 4, 1864
Location
Result United States victory
Belligerents
 United States
Mescalero
Navajo
Commanders and leaders
United States Charles Newbold
United States Lorenzo Labadie
Chief Cadete
unknown
Strength
15 cavalry
~10 infantry
~60 Mescalero scouts
~100 warriors
Casualties and losses
None 40 killed
25 wounded

The Battle of Pecos River was fought in 1864 during the Navajo Wars. United States Army troops and Apache Scouts defeated a force of Navajo warriors next to the Pecos River in New Mexico. It is notable for being one of the many Indian war battles involving the California Column.[1]

  1. ^ Michno pg. 128–129