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Ute Wars

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Period
  
1849 – 1923

Combatants
  
Apache, Navajo

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Result
  
United States victory, Utes moved to reservations.

Similar
  
American Indian Wars, Bluff War, White River War, Posey War, Jicarilla War

The Ute Wars were a series of conflicts between the Ute people and the United States which began in 1849 and ended in 1923.

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.
  • Ute War (1887)
  • Bluff War (1914-1915)
  • Bluff Skirmish (1921)
  • Posey War (1923)

    • References

    Ute Wars Wikipedia
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