Trapped At Fronteras/ July 1858

Today I discussed Cochise's defeat at Fronteras in 1858 during Moon of Ripening. Though cautious, Cochise nevertheless took a calculated gamble only to have it blow up in his face leading to the death of several Chokonen warrior leaders as well as the capture of women and children who ended up in slavery. Cochise, the cunning leader that he was, although having a retreat plan nevertheless misjudged the situation as Sonora Officials were redoubling their efforts against the Apaches and used the ruse of peace and  mescal to trap his Band.  Mescal/alcohol were a form of chemical warfare used by the Mexicans to weaken the drunken Apaches in order to rob, slay ot kill them. The Apaches had a genetic weakness to alcohol and alcohol became part of the war between the two peoples as was scalp taking and bounty hunting which had been initiated by the Mexicans.