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Cave Creek Ambush

by | Dec 10, 2021 | Classic Gunfights, Departments

December 22, 1873 Tonto Apaches vs Al Sieber and the 5th Cavalry Apache males caught off the reservation were shot on sight, according to U.S. Army operating procedure. The Apaches, off the res, practiced the same unforgiving policy going the other way. In recent times, Apache motives have been diluted to suit political correctness, but we did not name an attack helicopter after them because of their beadwork. All Illustration


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