Editing Apache Wars (section)

{{Short description|Conflicts between the U.S. Army and native Apache tribe (1849–1924)}}
{{About|the Apache–US Wars|other Mexican–Apache wars|Apache–Mexico Wars|other wars involving the Apache|Apache War}}
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| conflict          = Apache Wars
| partof            = the [[American Indian Wars]]
| image             = A Dash for the Timber by Frederic Remington.jpg
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| caption           = ''A Dash for the Timber'', 1889, by [[Frederic Remington]]
| date              = 1849–1924
| place             = [[Southwestern United States]]
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| result            = American victory
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| combatant1        = {{flag|United States|1912}}<br /> <hr/> {{flag|Confederate States}}<br /><small>(1861–1865)</small>
| combatant2        = '''[[Apacheria]]:'''
* [[Chiricahua Apache]]
* [[Jicarilla Apache]]
* [[Mescalero Apache]]
* [[Lipan Apache people|Lipan Apache]]
* [[Western Apache]]
* [[Plains Apache]]
'''Apache allies:'''
* [[Ute Tribe|Ute]]
* [[Yavapai people|Yavapai]]
* [[Navajo]]
* [[Yuma people|Yuma]]
* [[Mohave people|Mohave]]
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| commander1        = {{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[John Davidson (general)|John Davidson]]<br />{{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[James Henry Carleton|James H. Carleton]]<br />{{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Kit Carson]]<br />{{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Philip St. George Cooke|Philip Cooke]]<br />{{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[John George Walker|John G. Walker]]<br />{{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[George Crook]]<br />{{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[George Jordan (Medal of Honor)|George Jordan]]<br />{{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Eugene Asa Carr]]<br />{{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Philip Sheridan]]<br />{{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Nelson A. Miles]]<br />{{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Alfred Gibbs]]<br />{{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Henry Lawton]]<br />{{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[James W. Watson]]
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{{flagicon|Confederate States of America}} [[Sherod Hunter]]<br />{{flagicon|Confederate States of America}} [[Granville Henderson Oury|Granville H. Oury]]<br />{{flagicon|Confederate States of America}} [[Thomas J. Mastin]]{{KIA}}<br />{{flagicon|Confederate States of America}} [[Jack Swilling]]<br />{{flagicon|Confederate States of America}} [[James Henry Tevis|James H. Tevis]]
| commander2        = [[Flechas Rayada]]<br />Chacon<br />[[Baishan (Apache)|Black Knife]]{{KIA}}<br />[[Mangas Coloradas]]{{KIA}}<br />Iron Shirt{{KIA}}<br />[[Cochise]]<br />Francisco<br />[[Juh]]<br />Delshay<br />[[Victorio]]{{KIA}} <br />Nanni Chaddi{{KIA}} <br />Na tio tish{{KIA}} <br />[[Geronimo]]<br />[[Chatto (Apache)|Chatto]]<br />[[Apache Kid (Haskay-bay-nay-ntayl)|Apache Kid]]<br />[[Massai]]<br />Little Wolf (Mescalero)<br />Te-He-Nan{{KIA}} <br />[[Nana (chief)|Nana]] [[Natural death|#]]<br />Saguaro<br />Coronado{{KIA}}<br />Santos<br />Red Dog
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The '''Apache Wars''' were a series of armed conflicts between the [[United States Army]] and various [[Apache]] tribal confederations fought in the [[Southwestern United States|southwest]] between 1849 and 1886, though minor hostilities continued until as late as 1924. After the [[Mexican–American War]] in 1846, the United States annexed conflicted territory from Mexico which was the home of both settlers and Apache tribes. Conflicts continued as American settlers came into traditional Apache lands to raise livestock and crops and to mine minerals.<ref>Thrapp</ref>

The U.S. Army established forts to fight Apache tribal war parties and force Apaches to move to designated [[Indian reservation]]s created by the U.S. in accordance with the [[Indian Removal Act]]. Some reservations were not on the traditional areas occupied by the Apache. In 1886, the U.S. Army put over 5,000 soldiers in the field to fight, which [[Geronimo Campaign|resulted in the surrender]] of [[Geronimo]] and 30 of his followers.<ref>Sweeney</ref> This is generally considered the end of the Apache Wars, although conflicts continued between citizens and Apaches. The [[Confederate States Army|Confederate Army]] briefly participated in the wars during the early 1860s in [[Texas]], before being diverted to action in the [[American Civil War]] in [[New Mexico]] and [[Arizona]].