- Date
- July 17, 1882
- Location
- Coconino County, Arizona Territory
- Result
- United States victory
- Part of
- Apache Wars
- Conflict
- Indian Campaigns
About the battle
The Battle of Big Dry Wash was fought on July 17, 1882, between troops of the United States Army's 3rd Cavalry Regiment and 6th Cavalry Regiment and warriors of the White Mountain Apache tribe.The location of the battle was called "Big Dry Wash" in Major Evans' official report, but later maps called the location "Big Dry Fork", which is how it is cited in the four Medal of Honor citations that resulted from the battle.
From the Wikipedia article “Battle of Big Dry Wash”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Result, date and location from the article’s infobox and Wikidata.
