▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 5 7 , ▁a ▁joint ▁force ▁of ▁Moh ave ▁and ▁Que chan ▁war riors ▁launched ▁a ▁major ▁attack ▁with ▁hundreds ▁of ▁war riors ▁on ▁a ▁Mar ic op a ▁village ▁close ▁to ▁Mar ic op a ▁Well s , ▁Arizona , ▁on ▁the ▁G ila ▁river . ▁The ▁Battle ▁of ▁P ima ▁But te ▁was ▁described ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁white ▁mail ▁carri ers ▁who ▁witness ed ▁it . ▁They ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁battle ▁was ▁fought ▁mostly ▁with ▁clubs , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁b ows ▁and ▁ar rows , ▁and ▁that ▁probably ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 ▁war riors ▁died , ▁most ▁of ▁them ▁from ▁the ▁attack ing ▁party . ▁It ▁is ▁unknown ▁whether ▁I rat aba ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁attack , ▁but ▁given ▁his ▁status ▁as ▁kw an ami , ▁it ▁is ▁likely ▁that ▁he ▁did . ▁The ▁battle ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁the ▁last ▁major ▁battle ▁involving ▁only ▁Native ▁American ▁nations . ▁This ▁defeat ▁put ▁the ▁Moh ave ▁on ▁the ▁def ensive , ▁w ary ▁of ▁the ▁possibility ▁that ▁whites ▁would ▁take ▁this ▁moment ▁of ▁weak ness ▁as ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁begin ▁sett ling ▁on ▁trib al ▁lands . ▁ ▁Rose – B ale y ▁Party ▁attack ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 8 5 7 , ▁an ▁expedition ▁led ▁by ▁Edward ▁Fitz ger ald ▁Be ale ▁was ▁task ed ▁with ▁establish ing ▁a ▁trade ▁route ▁along ▁the ▁ 3 5 th ▁parallel ▁from ▁Fort ▁Smith , ▁Ark ansas , ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles