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Attack on Stagecoach
- When
- November 5, 1871
- Where
- La Paz road, six miles from Wickenburg
Six stagecoach passengers, including the driver, were shot and killed by Yavapai warriors near Wickenburg, Arizona Territory, on November 5, 1871.
The stagecoach was traveling westbound from Wickenburg to San Bernardino, California, on the La Paz road. Around mid-morning, about six miles from Wickenburg, fifteen Yavapai warriors from the Date Creek Reservation attacked the vehicle. The warriors, sometimes mistakenly called Apache-Mohaves, shot and killed six men, including the driver.
Sources
- Wickenburg Massacre Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-01
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