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Conflict Americas

Apache Wars

1849 CE – 1886 CE · 37 years

Decades of guerrilla warfare between Apache bands and the U.S. Army across the American Southwest. Geronimo's final surrender in 1886 ended the last major Native American armed resistance in the United States.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • United States & Mexico
  • Apache tribes (Cochise, Geronimo)

Key moments

Defining events in the Apache Wars.

  1. 1862 Battle of Apache Pass
  2. 1882 Battle of Big Dry Wash
  3. 1885-1886 Geronimo's Final Campaign

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Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1849 CE and 1886 CE.

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