Apache Wars: The Apache War

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The Apache Wars were a series of conflicts between American Soldiers and the Apache Indians. The War lasted from 1849 up until 1924. This war was very important in United States history. There were several different “wars” between the Americans and Apache due to the fact that the United States fought many different Apache Nations.
One major conflict in the Apache Wars was the Jicarilla War. This was a war between Jicarilla Apaches and the United States and took place in New Mexico. Ute Indians were involved in the war and were allied with the Apaches. The war began with the White Massacre which was when Jicarilla Apaches and the Ute asked for “presents” from a group of settlers. When the refused they attacked …show more content…

The Chief was tied to a tree and beaten to death by the miners. This wasn’t the first of these kind of situations to take place. Throughout the West Americans were constantly breaking their treaty with the Apache, which led to them revolting. The Apache mainly did kidnappings, cattle killings, and raids against the U.S military. Fighting mainly took place in the Midwest. The war resulted in a victory for the United States, the Chiricahua losing their leader and increased hostilities between the U.S and the Apache. There were other major wars related to the “Apache Wars” which was the Texas Indian Wars.
The Texas Indian Wars were a series of armed conflicts between the United States and several tribes throughout Texas. The war began in 1820 (when Texas was still apart of Mexico) and ended in 1875. The Plains Apache accomplished something very special, they fought in one of the largest battles that took place during the American-Indian Wars which was the First Battle of Adobe Walls. They ended up defeating American forces but lost their chieftain. The Apache weren’t as heavily involved in the war as other tribes. However, one war that they were very heavily involved in was the Yavapai …show more content…

It’s virtually the exact same as the American-Indian War just different setting and different government. Apache Indians were involved in the war. This is currently known as the Apache-Mexico Wars. The Apache-Mexico Wars was an armed conflict between Apache Indians and the Mexican government. The war began in 1831 when the Mexican government decided to try and cut off food supplies for local Apaches. Quickly after this war was declared. The war simply consisted of Apache raiding parties, the Apache Indians were very loosely organized. Even though they were loosely organized the Apache Indians still had some very strong leaders. Juan José Compá was an Apache War chief who led raids against the Mexican Government during the Apache- Mexico Wars. He was literate, and could speak Spanish. Most of his raids solely consisted of stealing livestock. He utilized very guerilla style tactics, only attacking settlements when they had more soldiers or if they were able to launch a surprise attack. All in all Juan Jose Compa was a very efficient leader of the Apache Indians. The Apache wars had a major impact on the lives of American soldiers and many Apache

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