Battle of Big Dry Wash

Battle of Big Dry Wash
Part of Apache Wars
A U.S. cavalry officer
Date July 17, 1882 Location Coconino County, Arizona Territory Result United States victory
Belligerents
Apache	United States
Commanders and leaders
Na-tio-tish †	Adna Chaffee
Strength
~60 warriors	350 cavalry
Casualties and losses
20 killed	2 killed 6 wounded

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.^[1]: 276The 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.^{[1]: 276–77}