Qualla: Battle of Turret Peak https://qualla.com/battle-of-turret-peak en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:04 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Battle of Turret Peak https://qualla.com/battle-of-turret-peak Battle of Turret Peak: Introduction https://qualla.com/battle-of-turret-peak/ Captain George M. Randall ordered his men to crawl. On the night of March 27, 1873, soldiers and Apache Scouts inched their way up Turret Peak on hands and knees, forbidden from rattling a single stone. Somewhere above them, in a rancheria near the crest, Yavapai warriors slept in what they believed was an impregnable stronghold. The mountain had shielded them for months. By dawn, it would become their trap.

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]]> Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/9/w/0/6/battle-of-turret-peak-wp/9w06-battle-of-turret-peak-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Battle of Turret Peak: Crook's Relentless Campaign https://qualla.com/battle-of-turret-peak/ Lieutenant Colonel George Crook arrived in the Southwest in June 1871 with a single mandate: end the skirmishes between settlers and members of the Yavapai and Apache tribes in central Arizona Territory. His method was systematic and exhausting. The Tonto Basin Campaign sent deta...

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]]> Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/9/w/0/6/battle-of-turret-peak-wp/9w06-battle-of-turret-peak-crooks-relentless-campaign.mp3 0:06 2 full Battle of Turret Peak: The Night Climb https://qualla.com/battle-of-turret-peak/ Turret Peak rises from the rugged terrain of central Arizona, its steep slopes and rocky outcrops offering natural fortification. Crook's men approached under cover of darkness. Captain Randall, commanding the combined force of soldiers and Apache Scouts, began the ascent around ...

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]]> Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/9/w/0/6/battle-of-turret-peak-wp/9w06-battle-of-turret-peak-the-night-climb.mp3 0:06 3 full Battle of Turret Peak: Panic on the Mountainside https://qualla.com/battle-of-turret-peak/ The surprise was total. Soldiers burst into the rancheria near the crest and the Yavapai defenders, jolted awake to find enemies already among them, were thrown into chaos. In their terror, many simply leaped from the mountainside, falling to their deaths on the rocks below. Othe...

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]]> Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/9/w/0/6/battle-of-turret-peak-wp/9w06-battle-of-turret-peak-panic-on-the-mountainside.mp3 0:06 4 full Battle of Turret Peak: The Surrender at Camp Verde https://qualla.com/battle-of-turret-peak/ Turret Peak broke something that Salt River Canyon had not. The accumulated losses, the relentless pursuit through their own homeland, and now the violation of what had seemed an unassailable refuge left the Yavapai and Tonto Apache people demoralized beyond recovery. Two weeks a...

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