Dutchy (Apache scout)

Dutchy, (ca. 1855 – 12 March 1893), born Bakeitzogie, meaning Yellow Coyote,[1] was a Chiricahua and Apache scout who served with Lieutenant Britton Davis during the Apache wars.[2] Dutchy enlisted on 13 March 1884.[3] He served as a scout with Emmet Crawford and was promoted to sergeant of scouts. He was beaten to death on 12 March 1893 during a drunken brawl with white soldiers.[4]

References

Bibliography

  • Delgadillo, Alicia (2014). From Fort Marion to Fort Sill: A Documentary History of the Chiricahua Apache Prisoners of War, 1886-1913. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0803243798. 
  • Langellier, John P. (2011). Southern Arizona Military Outposts. Langellier. ISBN 978-0738579924. 


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