Qualla: Battle of Sunset Pass https://qualla.com/battle-of-sunset-pass en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:07 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Battle of Sunset Pass https://qualla.com/battle-of-sunset-pass Battle of Sunset Pass: Introduction https://qualla.com/battle-of-sunset-pass/ First Lieutenant Charles King was half a mile from camp when the arrows started. He had climbed a mesa near Sunset Pass on the afternoon of November 1, 1874, hoping for a better view of the surrounding terrain in Coconino County, Arizona. The Tonto Apaches he was hunting had been watching him the whole time. Within minutes, King lay crumpled among the rocks, struck twice in the head by arrows and once in the right arm by a bullet. The ambush at Sunset Pass would end as a tactical failure for the United States Army, but it produced three Medals of Honor and, eventually, a novel by the very officer who nearly died there.

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]]> Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/9/w/1/n/battle-of-sunset-pass-wp/9w1n-battle-of-sunset-pass-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Battle of Sunset Pass: Stolen Cattle, Swift Pursuit https://qualla.com/battle-of-sunset-pass/ The trouble began in October 1874, when a Tonto band raided a settler's livestock in the Tonto Basin. The theft set in motion the kind of pursuit that defined the Yavapai War: fast, improvised, and dangerous. On the morning of November 1, about forty men of the 5th Cavalry rode o...

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]]> Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/9/w/1/n/battle-of-sunset-pass-wp/9w1n-battle-of-sunset-pass-stolen-cattle-swift-pursuit.mp3 0:06 2 full Battle of Sunset Pass: The Ambush on the Mesa https://qualla.com/battle-of-sunset-pass/ King's decision to climb the mesa for reconnaissance seemed routine. He took a few men and began hiking upward. The Tontos had prepared well, concealing themselves behind rocks along the ascent. When King and his small party were fully exposed, a sudden volley of arrows and bulle...

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]]> Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/9/w/1/n/battle-of-sunset-pass-wp/9w1n-battle-of-sunset-pass-the-ambush-on-the-mesa.mp3 0:06 3 full Battle of Sunset Pass: A Second Expedition https://qualla.com/battle-of-sunset-pass/ The failed pursuit demanded a response. On November 17, Camp Verde launched another expedition under Second Lieutenant Eaton, this time accompanied by the legendary frontiersman Al Sieber and his Apache scouts. They headed east along West Clear Creek, then northeast above the Mog...

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]]> Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/9/w/1/n/battle-of-sunset-pass-wp/9w1n-battle-of-sunset-pass-a-second-expedition.mp3 0:06 4 full Battle of Sunset Pass: From Soldier to Storyteller https://qualla.com/battle-of-sunset-pass/ The battle earned three men the Medal of Honor: Sergeant Bernard Taylor for his rescue of King, along with George Deary and Rudolph von Medem for their conduct in the fight and related engagements. King himself survived his wounds but was forced to retire from the regular Army at...

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