The survivors — those who escaped during the night or who had been separated from the main band before the battle — eventually made their way to join the continuing resistance under Nana and later Geronimo.

Lozen was not at Tres Castillos.

She had separated from the band weeks earlier to escort a pregnant woman to safety.

The oral accounts describe Victorio lamenting her absence — saying that they were “without Lozen” and acknowledging that her absence was a military disadvantage.

The specific suggestion is that Lozen’s power to detect enemy positions might have warned the band of the approaching Mexican forces before the ambush was fully prepared.

Whether this is true — whether Lozen’s presence could have changed the outcome of Tres Castillos — is impossible to know.