The Battle of Hembrillo Basin (April 5-8, 1880) saw Apache Chief Victorio outmaneuver a coordinated U.S. Army assault despite facing nearly 400 soldiers and scouts. When Captain Carroll's Buffalo Soldiers stumbled into the Apache position in New Mexico's San Andres Mountains, Victorio's warriors pinned them down overnight without water. As reinforcements arrived the next morning, Victorio executed a tactical withdrawal, positioning warriors on ridgetops with long-range rifles while evacuating wo