Ute Wars

Ute Wars
	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.
Date	1849–1923
Location	Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico
Result	United States victory, Utes moved to reservations.
Belligerents
United States	Ute:; Yamparika; Parianuche; Tabeguache; Muhgruhtahveeach; Kapota; Muache; Weminuche; Ute Allies:; Paiute; Navajo; Apache;
Commanders and leaders
Brigham Young; John W. 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 Draw fight (15-16 June 1881)^[3]
Beaver Creek Massacre (June 19, 1885) – Cases of cattle-rustling by the Utes on white cattlemen caused tensions that eventually led to a skirmish between the two parties in Beaver Creek. In the gunfight that ensued, cowboys killed six Mountain Ute Indians. It was the last major confrontation between Ute Indians and white settlers in Colorado.^[4]
Ute War (1887)
Bluff War (1914–1915)
Bluff Skirmish (1921)
Posey War (1923)

^ Decker, 190–193
^ "Chief Posey's War". Utah History Resource Center. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012.
^ Jordan, Kathy (January 20, 2012). "Deadly confrontation in Utah took place shortly before GJ incorporated". The Daily Sentinel. Archived from the original on April 4, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
^ Beaver Creek Massacre

Decker, Peter R. (2004). The Utes Must Go!. Golden: Fulcrum Publishing. ISBN 1-55591-465-9.

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