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El Dorado Indian War
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El Dorado Indian War
El Dorado Indian War Order was given to break camp, after the army was on the march scouring the country. No Indians came in sight, and finally giving up the pursuit moved back to Mud Springs, where the army was disbanded. Ending the first Indian war, Smith ( old trapper and Indian scout) agreed to negotiate for peace. Therefore, ending the second and last Indian War in El Dorado. -
Mariposa War
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Mariposa War
Mariposa War The beginning of the conflict concerns one man, James D. Savage. Savage was one of the first whites to settle the Yosemite area, during the war, he commanded the Mariposa Battalion. The battalion crossed the river to attack the Indians, but by the time they had made their crossing, the Chowchillas had dispersed, leaving only their villages behind.On 1 July, the Mariposa Battalion mustered out. The Mariposa War was over. -
Tule River War of 1856
Tule River War
The first blood was shed on the December 13, 1850. When a party of settlers were cruelly killed by the Kaweah Indians. The war had lasted six weeks. Although a decade later, a few murders committed on Tule river. Their liberties are in no way more restricted than other tribes. Throughout the valley their numbers were decreasing, only a few to preserve the language and traditions. Ending the Tule river war of 1856. -
Yakima War
Yakima War
gunfire erupts between Yakama Chief Kamiakin’s 300 warriors and Major Granville O. Haller’s 84-man troop of soldiers. Haller and his men are forced into retreat, but tensions continue to rise between Indians and settlers from Southern Oregon up to the Puget Sound region. -
Dakota War of 1862
Dakota War of 1862 Four hungry Dakota hunters killed five white settlers at Acton Township, Meeker County. Some used that moment to seize the whites who would not keep their promises and reclaim their homelands. -
Red Cloud's War
Red Cloud Red Cloud led the opposition of Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho when the U.S. government began to build and fortify a road from Fort Laramie to Montana.He intercepted the first delegation of army construction troops on the Bozeman Trail, holding them prisoner for more than two weeks. The two-year harassment came to be known as Red Cloud’s War. Red Cloud signed the Second Treaty of Fort Laramie. -
Modoc War
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Modoc War
Modoc War During the winter and spring of 1872-1873, the Modoc conflict hit the national attention on the boundaries of Oregon and California. General E.R.S. Canby was killed, he was the first full-ranking U.S. Army general to lose his life in a war between Indians and the federal government.This war also claimed to be the most expensive hostile engagement against Native Americans undertaken by the United States. -
The Red River War
The Red River War
300 Indians, led by Isa-tai and famed Comanche chief Quanah Parker, attacked the Adobe Walls post. The Indians planned to catch the whites by surprise and simply overpower them. -
The Great Sioux War of 1876
The Great Sioux War of 1876 On September 7th, Crook sent Cavalrymen for food and supplies.Two days later, Mills’ men stumbled upon a small village of Sioux and Cheyennes. Mills surrounded the camp in the darkness of September 9, and at dawn rushed in on the sleeping occupants.Crook appeared at midday and his men surrounded the ravine opening up a fierce barrage of gunfire until finally the surviving occupants agreed to surrender. -
Battle of Wounded Knee
Battle of Wounded Knee
The armed resistance was over. The remaining Sioux were forced into reservation life at gunpoint. The army demanded the surrender of all Sioux weapons. A shot rang out, possibly from a deaf, brave who misunderstood his chief's orders to surrender.
