Battle of Canyon de Chelly | |||||||
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Part of the Navajo Wars, American Indian Wars | |||||||
Canyon de Chelly | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States | Navajo | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Kit Carson |
Barboncito Manuelito[2] | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
389 | ~1,000–8,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown |
23 killed 5 wounded 234 captured[1][3] |
The Battle of Canyon de Chelly was fought in 1864 as part of the Navajo Wars. It was a successful operation for the United States Army which precipitated the Long Walk and was the final major military engagement between the Navajo and the Americans. The battle ended with the fall of the main Navajo settlements of Canyon de Chelly in present-day northern Arizona.