Battle of Fort Apache

Battle of Fort Apache
Part of Apache Wars, Geronimo's War
Fort Apache, 1873
Date September 1, 1881 Location Fort Apache, Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Arizona Territory 33°47′28″N 109°59′20″W / 33.791°N 109.989°W / 33.791; -109.989 Result United States victory
Belligerents
United States	Apache
Commanders and leaders
Eugene Asa Carr	unknown
Strength
~100 cavalry, native scouts, 1 fort	~100 warriors
Casualties and losses
3 wounded	unknown

The Battle of Fort Apache was an engagement of the Apache Wars between the cavalry garrison of Fort Apache and dozens of mounted White Mountain Apache warriors. The battle occurred in eastern Arizona Territory on September 1, 1881.