Sitgreaves Expedition

Sitgreaves Expedition
Part of the American Indian Wars

On the Big Colorado, near Camp 37 by J. Ackerman.
DateSeptember 1851 – November 30, 1851
Location
New Mexico, Arizona, California
Result United States victory in battle, successful expedition.
Belligerents
United States Mohave
Commanders and leaders
Lorenzo Sitgreaves unknown
Strength
51 infantry ~55 warriors
Casualties and losses
1 killed 4 killed

The Sitgreaves Expedition Down the Zuni and Colorado Rivers in 1851 was a combined American scientific and military mission to explore the Zuni River, the Little Colorado River and the Colorado River in 1851. Setting out from northern New Mexico, the expedition traveled west across Arizona and then south along the Colorado to Fort Yuma in California. Mohave native Americans attacked the explorers during their trek across the desert and in a short battle the natives were repulsed.[1][2]

  1. ^ http://www.mohavedesert.net/mohave-indians/us-01.html[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Sitgreaves". Archived from the original on 2010-10-02. Retrieved 2010-11-09.