| Battle of Cibecue Creek | |||||||
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| Part of the Apache Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States | Apache | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Nochaydelklinne | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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117 infantry, native scouts |
unknown estimate: 100 warriors | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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7 killed, 1 missing |
3+ killed, unknown wounded | ||||||
The Battle of Cibecue Creek was an engagement of the American Indian Wars at Arizona's Cibecue Creek in August 1881. The combatants were U.S. Army soldiers and Apaches. The incident sparked the Apache counter assault on Fort Apache the following day.