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Battle Timeline

There were many many battles fought with the Native Americans. Most caused by the greed of the encroaching nations for the land (and the minerals the land provided) of the Native people.

Here I have included a list of some well known (and maybe some lesser known) battles. Please click the name of the battle for more information on it.

Please note this is not an exhaustive list and that this is an ongoing section and will be added to often. Wado.

Conflict	Date	Location	Summary

17th Century
Powhatan Confederacy	1622-44	Virginia	Following an initial period of peaceful relations, a 12-year conflict left many natives and colonists dead, but the remaining colonists were victorious.
Pequot War	1637	Connecticut and Rhode Island	The death of a colonist eventually led to the immolation of 600-700 natives. The remainder were sold into slavery in Bermuda.
King Philip's War	1675-78	Massachusetts and Rhode Island	Philip's attempt to drive out the settlers, beginning at Swansea, Massachusetts, led to slaughter on both sides and his own death.
Pueblo Revolt	1680-92	Arizona and New Mexico	Led by Popé, Pueblo natives threw off the Spanish yoke and lived independently for 12 years. The Spanish reconquered in 1692.
French and Indian War	1689-1763	Eastern Woodlands	A contest between France and Britain for possession of North America. For various motivations, most Algonquian tribes allied with the French; the Iroquois with the British.

18th Century
Tuscarora War	1711	Northern Carolina	The Tuscarora under chief Hancock attacked several settlements, killing settlers and destroying farms. In 1713, James Moore and Yamasee warriors defeated the raiders.
Yamasee War	1715-1718	Southern Carolina	A native confederation led by the Yamasee came close to exterminating white settlement in their region.
Pontiac's Conspiracy	1763	Ohio River Valley	Warrior chief Pontiac and a large alliance drove out the British at every post except Detroit. After besieging the fort for five months, they withdrew to find food for the winter.
Lord Dunmore's War	1774	Southern Ohio River Valley	Alarmed tribes raided a wave of traders and settlers. Dunmore, governor of Virginia, sent in 3,000 soldiers and defeated 1,000 natives.
Old Northwest Warfare	1790-94	Ohio and Indiana	Following two humiliating defeats at the hands of native warriors, the Americans won a decisive victory under "Mad Anthony" Wayne at the Battle of Fallen Timbers.

19th Century
Battle of Tippecanoe	1811	Wabash and Tippecanoe rivers, Indiana	The Prophet, brother of Shawnee chief Tecumseh, attacked nativea Territory Gov. William Henry Harrison's force at dawn. After hand-to-hand combat, the natives fled.
Creek War	1814	Georgia and Alabama	Militiamen under Andrew Jackson broke the power of Creek raiders who had attacked Fort Mims and massacred settlers. They relinquished a vast land tract.
First Seminole War	1816-18	Florida	The Seminole, defending runaway slaves and their land in Florida, fought Andrew Jackson's force. Jackson failed to subdue them, but forced Spain to relinquish the territory.
Black Hawk War	1832	Northern Illinois and Southwestern Wisconsin	The last native conflict in the area, led by Chief Black Hawk. An unsuccessful attempt by the Sauk and Fox tribes to move back to their homeland.
Second Seminole War	1835-42	Florida Everglades	Under Chief Osceola, the Seminole resumed fighting for their land. They retreated into the Everglades; Osceola was captured. They were nearly eliminated.
Navajo Conflicts	1849-63	Arizona and New Mexico	Persistent fighting between the Navajo and the U.S. Army led to their expulsion and incarceration on an inhospitable reservation far from their homeland.
Sioux Wars	1854-90	Wyoming, Minnesota and South Dakota Moved across the Mississippi into "Indian Country,"	the Sioux under Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse resisted waves of settlers and prospectors, to keep their hunting grounds.
Rogue River War	1855-56	Southwestern Oregon Attacks on Rogue River Valley	Indian people were meant to start a war that would employ miners unable to work because of a drought. Indian survivors were forced out to reservations.
Third Seminole War	1855-58	Florida Everglades	Under Chief Billy Bowlegs, the Seminole mounted their final stand against the U.S. Bowlegs surrendered; he and others were deported to Indian Territory in Oklahoma.
Apache Attacks	1861-1900	New Mexico, Arizona, Texas and Mexico	Rejecting reservation life, Apaches under Geronimo, Cochise and others staged hundreds of attacks on outposts. Geronimo finally surrendered in 1886; others fought on until 1900.
Ute Wars	1865-68, 1879	Utah	The Ute nation rose episodically against the whites. Mormon settlers were relentlessly overtaking Ute lands and exhausting their resources and wildlife.
Modoc War	1872-73	Northern California and Southern Oregon	Captain Jack and followers fled from their hardscrabble reservation to the lava beds of Tule Lake, where they held out against soldiers for six months. He was hanged.
Red River War	1874-75	Northwestern Texas	William T. Sherman led a campaign of more than 14 battles against the Arapaho, Comanche, Cheyenne and Kiowa tribes, who eventually surrendered.
Battle of the Rosebud	1876	Rosebud Creek, Southern Montana	Lakota and Cheyenne under Crazy Horse turned back soldiers commanded by General George Crook, thereby cutting off reinforcements that might have aided Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
Battle of the Little Bighorn	1876	Southern Montana	George A. Custer and 250 soldiers under his immediate command confronted Sioux warriors on the Little Bighorn River and were wiped out in the ensuing fight.
Nez Percé War	1877	Oregon, Idaho, Montana	After fighting to keep their home in Wallowa Valley, Chief Joseph led his people on a 1,700-mile retreat to Canada. They surrendered near the border to Nelson Miles' soldiers.
The Wounded Knee Massacre	1890	South Dakota	Following the killing of Sitting Bull, Big Foot took command of the final band of fighting Lakota (Sioux). They were trapped at Wounded Knee Creek and destroyed by the U.S. Army.

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