Battle of Rattlesnake Springs

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The Battle of Rattlesnake Springs was an 1880 engagement in Texas during Victorio’s Apache War, where U.S. forces and scouts successfully blocked Apache access to water, contributing to the eventual defeat of Victorio’s band.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
belligerent Apache warriors
United States Army
Victorio’s band NERFINISHED
combatant U.S. Army scouts
U.S. cavalry NERFINISHED
conflict Apache Wars NERFINISHED
Victorio’s War NERFINISHED
consequence contributed to eventual defeat of Victorio’s band
countryInvolved United States of America
surface form: United States
date 1880
era late 19th century
historicalPeriod post–Civil War Indian Wars
indigenousGroupInvolved Chiricahua Apache NERFINISHED
involves control of water resources
isPartOf U.S. Army campaigns against Victorio
location Texas NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
namedAfter Rattlesnake Springs NERFINISHED
opponentOf Victorio NERFINISHED
partOf Victorio’s Apache War NERFINISHED
region West Texas NERFINISHED
relatedTo Apache Wars in Texas NERFINISHED
Victorio NERFINISHED
result United States victory
strategicObjective block Apache access to water
tacticalOutcome U.S. forces held control of water sources
theater American Southwest NERFINISHED
typeOfWarfare Indian Wars engagement

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Victorio's War notableEvent Battle of Rattlesnake Springs