They fled north of Arispe. After fleeing from Arispe, they headed towards Mexico stopping in Arizona where they came into trouble with Mexican troops and the United States soldiers, with this in mind they continued to flee southward. Geronimo gives account of an incident where he hid in a ditch from the Mexican officers, “...the red devil Geronimo and his hated band. This must be his last day.” after the command was given to the troops, Geronimo attacked the general. He describes the battle seen as “...all along the ditches arose the fierce war-cry of my people.” The Mexican troops retreated while Geronimo and his men prepared for another attack, the night following the fight many indians set fire to the prairie grass behind mexican troops during this confusion, Geronimo and his men retreated to the mountains. This is said to be the last battle ever fought between Geronimo and the Mexicans. Geronimo until his final days remarked the Mexicans as “treacherous and malicious...if I were young and followed the warpath, it would lead into Old
They fled north of Arispe. After fleeing from Arispe, they headed towards Mexico stopping in Arizona where they came into trouble with Mexican troops and the United States soldiers, with this in mind they continued to flee southward. Geronimo gives account of an incident where he hid in a ditch from the Mexican officers, “...the red devil Geronimo and his hated band. This must be his last day.” after the command was given to the troops, Geronimo attacked the general. He describes the battle seen as “...all along the ditches arose the fierce war-cry of my people.” The Mexican troops retreated while Geronimo and his men prepared for another attack, the night following the fight many indians set fire to the prairie grass behind mexican troops during this confusion, Geronimo and his men retreated to the mountains. This is said to be the last battle ever fought between Geronimo and the Mexicans. Geronimo until his final days remarked the Mexicans as “treacherous and malicious...if I were young and followed the warpath, it would lead into Old