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Fourth Battle of Tucson

March 21, 1784

Fourth Battle of Tucson The Catalina Mountains.
The Fourth Battle of Tucson was a raid during the lengthy wars between Spanish colonists in Arizona and its region and Apache Indians. At break of day, on March 21, 1784, a force of no more than 500 Apaches and Navajos attacked Spanish cavalry guards protecting a herd of livestock at the Presidio San Augustin del Tucson in southern Arizona. The Native forces succeeded in capturing 13 horses, leaving five soldiers dead and one wounded.