Ute Wars
| Ute Wars | |||||||
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| Part of the American Indian Wars | |||||||
 An etching that appeared in the December 6, 1879 edition of "Frank Leslie's Weekly" depicts the aftermath of the Meeker Massacre. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States |
Ute: Ute Allies: | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Brigham Young John Williams Gunnison † Reddick Allred Wesley Merritt Thomas T. Thornburgh † |
Walkara Antonga Black Hawk Kanosh Ouray Polk Posey † | ||||||
The Ute Wars were a series of conflicts between the Ute people and the United States which began in 1849 and ended in 1923.[1][2]
Wars
- Jicarilla War (1849-1855)
- Battle at Fort Utah (1850)
- Walker War (1853-1854)
- Tintic War (1856)
- Black Hawk War (1865-1872)
- White River War (1879)
- Pinhook Massacre (June 1, 1881) - started when renegade Ute Indians killed a number of ranchers and stole horses in Colorado. As the Ute moved into the southeastern Utah, a battle between the Indians and a band of ranchers and cowboys was fought, resulting in the death of 13 cowboys in the gunfight.[3]
- Ute War (1887)
- Bluff War (1914-1915)
- Bluff Skirmish (1921)
- Posey War (1923)
See also
References
- ↑ Decker, 190-193
- ↑ "Chief Posey's War". Utah History Resource Center.
- ↑ Jordan, Kathy (January 20, 2012). "Deadly confrontation in Utah took place shortly before GJ incorporated". The Daily Sentinel. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
Bibliography
- Decker, Peter R. (2004). The Utes Must Go!. Golden: Fulcrum Publishing. ISBN 1-55591-465-9.
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