Crawford affair

Crawford affair
Part of Geronimo's War, Apache Wars
DateJanuary 11, 1886
Location
Result Status quo ante bellum
Belligerents
 United States Mexico
Commanders and leaders
Emmet Crawford  Mauricio Corredor 
Strength
~100 ~150
Casualties and losses
1 killed
4 wounded
4 killed
5 wounded

The Crawford affair was a battle fought between Mexico and the United States in January 1886 during the Geronimo Campaign. Captain Emmet Crawford was commanding a company of Apache scouts, sixty miles southeast of Nacori Chico in Sonora, when his camp was attacked by Mexican Army militiamen. In the action, Crawford was shot and later died; his death nearly started a war between the United States and Mexico.[1]

  1. ^ "Emmet Crawford, Captain, United States Army". Arlington National Cemetery. Archived from the original on 2003-05-05. Retrieved 2010-11-02.