{"id":3859,"date":"2017-06-06T07:34:49","date_gmt":"2017-06-06T12:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.legendsofamerica.com\/loa\/?page_id=3859"},"modified":"2025-11-19T09:41:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T15:41:46","slug":"indian-wars","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.legendsofamerica.com\/indian-wars\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Wars, Battles & Massacres Across America"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I have no more land<\/strong><\/em><\/span>
\nI am driven away from home<\/strong><\/em><\/span>
\nDriven up the red waters<\/strong><\/em><\/span>
\nLet us all go<\/strong><\/em><\/span>
\nLet us all go die together<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h6>\n
— Anonymous Creek Woman<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h6>\n

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From the earliest European visitors to the period of Westward Expansion<\/a>, white settlers encountered\u00a0American Indians<\/a>. Although many of these meetings were peaceful, the cultures often clashed, resulting in hundreds of battles and skirmishes between the Indians and pioneers encroaching on their lands, as well as conflicts between the tribes<\/a> and the U.S. Army. Although confrontations with the Indians had been occurring since the first European explorers and settlers set foot on American soil, the \u201cIndian War period\u201d is generally considered to have occurred between 1866 and 1890. These many conflicts are often overshadowed by other periods of U.S. history<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Many of the places where these battles occurred have been designated as National Historic Sites<\/a> and state parks. Others are designated with a historical marker.<\/p>\n

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Military Campaigns:\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Old Northwest War \u2013 1790-1795<\/a>
\nTippecanoe \u2013 1811<\/a>
\nCreek \u2013 1813-1814, 1836<\/a>
\nSeminole \u2013 1817-1819, 1835-1842, 1855-1858<\/a>
\nBlack Hawk \u2013 1832<\/a>
\nComanche \u2013 1867-1875<\/a>
\nModoc \u2013 1872-1873<\/a>
\nApache \u2013 1873, 1885-1886<\/a>
\nLittle Bighorn \u2013 1876-1877<\/a>
\nNez Perce \u2013 1877<\/a>
\nBannock \u2013 1878<\/a>
\nCheyenne 1878-1879<\/a>
\nUte \u2013 1879-1880<\/a>
\nPine Ridge \u2013 1890-1891<\/a><\/p>\n

Conflicts by State:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alabama<\/a>
\nArizona<\/a>
\nCalifornia<\/a>
\nColorado<\/a>
\nIdaho<\/a>
\nKansas<\/a>
\nMontana<\/a>
\nNebraska<\/a>
\nNevada<\/a>
\nNew Mexico<\/a>
\nOhio<\/a>
\nOklahoma<\/a>
\nSouth Dakota<\/a>
\nTexas<\/a>
\nUtah<\/a>
\nWashington<\/a>
\nWyoming<\/a><\/p>\n

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Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Army in the Indian Wars<\/a><\/p>\n

Cherokee War of 1776<\/a><\/p>\n

Colonial Era Indian Wars<\/a><\/p>\n

Diminishing the Indians in California<\/a><\/p>\n

French and Indian War<\/a>\u00a0(1689-1763)<\/p>\n

Indian Troubles During the Construction of the Railroad<\/a><\/p>\n

Indian War Photo Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n

Indian Wars of the Frontier West by Emerson Hough<\/a><\/p>\n

Indian Wars Timeline<\/a><\/p>\n

John Colter’s Escape From the Blackfeet<\/a><\/p>\n

King Philip\u2019s War<\/a>\u00a0(1675-1676)<\/p>\n

The Peace Commission & the Struggle of the Great Plains<\/a> (1867-1868)<\/p>\n

Nez Perce War<\/a> (1877)<\/p>\n

Pequot War<\/a>\u00a0(1636-1637)<\/p>\n

Pontiac\u2019s Rebellion<\/a>\u00a0(1763-1768)<\/p>\n

Powhatan Wars<\/a>\u00a0(1610-1646)<\/p>\n

Sioux Indian Wars<\/a><\/p>\n

Soldiering Begins in the American West<\/a><\/p>\n

Three Indian Campaigns<\/a><\/p>\n

\"French<\/a>

French and Indian War by Jackson Walker.<\/p><\/div>\n

When a white army battles Indians<\/a> and wins, it is called a\u00a0great victory, but if they lose it is called a massacre.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h6>\n
– Chiksika, Shawnee<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n
\"Attack<\/a>

Attack of the Seminole on a blockhouse in Florida, Gray & James, 1837.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Sioux<\/a>

Sioux Warriors.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

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No loopholes now are framing<\/strong><\/em><\/span>
\nLean faces, grim and brown;\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span>
\nNo more keen eyes are aiming<\/strong><\/em><\/span>
\nTo bring the redskin down.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h6>\n
The plough team\u2019s trappings jingle<\/strong><\/em><\/span>
\nAcross the furrowed field,\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span>
\nAnd sounds domestic mingle<\/strong><\/em><\/span>
\nWhere valor hung its shield.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h6>\n
But every wind careering<\/strong><\/em><\/span>
\nSeems here to breathe a song\u2014\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span>
\nA song of brave frontiering\u2014\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span>
\nA saga of the strong.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h6>\n
\u2014 Arthur Chapman<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n

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\u00a9Kathy Alexander<\/a>\/Legends of America<\/a>, updated September 2025.<\/p>\n

Also See:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Indian Proverbs & Wisdom<\/a><\/p>\n

Legends, Myths & Tales of Native Americans<\/a><\/p>\n

Old West Legends<\/a><\/p>\n

Native American Heroes<\/a><\/p>\n

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