Battle of the Florida Mountains

1861 CE.

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The Battle of the Florida Mountains was an action of the Apache Wars. Forces involved were Chiricahua Apache warriors and mounted Confederate States militia. The battle occurred in a pass of the Florida Mountains within Confederate Arizona, now southwestern New Mexico. The engagement occurred sometime around the middle of August 1861.

Text from the Wikipedia article Battle of the Florida Mountains, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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