Crawford affair

Crawford affair
Part of Geronimo's War, Apache Wars
Date January 11, 1886 Location near Nacori Chico, Sonora, Mexico Result Status quo ante bellum
Belligerents
United States	Mexico
Commanders and leaders
Emmet Crawford †	Mauricio Corredor †
Strength
~100	~150
Casualties and losses
1 killed 4 wounded	4 killed 5 wounded

The Crawford affair was a battle fought between Mexico and the United States in January 1886 during the Geronimo Campaign. Captain Emmet Crawford was commanding a company of Apache scouts, sixty miles southeast of Nacori Chico in Sonora, when his camp was attacked by Mexican Army militiamen. In the action, Crawford was shot and later died; his death nearly started a war between the United States and Mexico.^[1]