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Mariposa War
Mariposa War One man, James D. Savage, is the beginning of the dispute. Savage was one of the first whites in the Yosemite area , leading the Battalion of Mariposa during the battle. But as they made their way through, the Chowchillas split, spilling only their homes. The Battalion crossed the river to assault the Indians. The Battalion of Mariposa rallied on 1 July. The battle of Mariposa had ended. -
Tule River War Picture
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Tule River War
Tule River War The first blood was shed when the Kaweah Indians cruelly massacred a group of settlers. This party, numbered fifteen, was led by Mr. Wood to a lovely spot about six miles east of the present town of Visalia, on the bank of the river Kaweah, where they proposed to establish a settlement. Their numbers are declining in the valley, only a few now left to maintain the language and customs. -
El Dorado Indian War
El Dorado Indian War In the State Legislature, in session 1855, the Indian war matter came up to settle the outstandinging war disputes and look at the accounts of the officers or both expeditions. -
Yakima War
Yakima War The tribes of Yakama, Umatilla, Cayuse, and Walla Walla were forced to cede more than six million acres to the government of the United States, partially as punishment for the killing on November 29, 1847, an incident known as the Whitman Massacre, by a party of young Cayuse of Methodist missionaries Marcus and Narcissa Whitman and others. -
Dakota War
Dakota War A faction of the Dakota people launched an attack against the settlers traitors and agents living at the lower Sioux agency in present-day Morton Minnesota they then spread out throughout South and Southwestern Minnesota. -
Red Cloud's War Picture
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Red Cloud's War
Red Cloud's War Oglala Teton Dakota who successfully opposed the expansion of the Bozeman Trail to recently discovered goldfields in the Montana Territory by the U.S. government. Red Cloud signed the Second Treaty of Fort Laramie after the garrisons had actually been destroyed and the forts burned, laid down his guns, and allowed himself to be settled at the Red Cloud Agency, in Nebraska. -
Modoc War
Modoc War
The Modoc ambushed and defeated the United States. Army patrol performing reconnaissance. Just one Modoc died compared to the 25 dead and 19 injured of the army. -
The Red River War
The Red River War The Adobe Walls post was attacked by 300 Indians, led by Isa-tai and famed Comanche chief Quanah Parker. The Indians planned to catch and simply overpower the whites by surprise. -
The Great Sioux War
The Great Sioux War Baldwin 's men were attacking the rearguard of Sitting Bull's warriors at Bark Creek when they crossed the Missouri River. Sitting Bull led his followers into Canada within months. -
Battle of Wounded Knee
Battle of Wounded Knee The army insisted all Sioux arms be surrendered. A shot rang out in the middle of tension, likely from a brave deaf man who overlooked his chief 's instructions to surrender.
