First Battle of Terrenate
| First Battle of Terrenate | |||||||
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| Part of the Apache-Mexico Wars | |||||||
Fort Santa Cruz de Terrenate in southern Arizona. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Spain | Apache | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Francisco Tovar † | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| ~56 | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 30 killed | Unknown | ||||||
The First Battle of Terrenate on July 7, 1776 was a military engagement during the Spanish period of Arizona. It was fought between Spanish soldiers and Apache warriors, near the Presidio Santa Cruz de Terrenate in the present day southern Arizona.