Ute Wars Explained

Ute Wars should not be confused with Utah War.

Conflict:	Ute Wars
Partof:	the American Indian Wars
Date:	1849–1923
Place:	Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico
Result:	United States victory, Utes moved to reservations.
Combatant1:	United States
Combatant2:	Yamparika Parianuche Tabeguache Muhgruhtahveeach Kapota Muache Weminuche Ute Allies: Paiute Navajo Apache
Commander1:	Brigham Young John W. Gunnison Reddick Allred Wesley Merritt Thomas T. Thornburgh
Commander2:	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)

See also

• Battle Creek Massacre
• Sioux Wars
• Apache Wars
• Navajo Wars
• Comanche Wars

Bibliography

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

Notes and References

1. Decker, 190–193
2. Web site: Chief Posey's War . https://archive.today/20120709032133/http://history.utah.gov/apps/markers/detailed_results.php?markerid=1368 . dead . 2012-07-09 . Utah History Resource Center .
3. Web site: Deadly confrontation in Utah took place shortly before GJ incorporated . Jordan . Kathy . The Daily Sentinel . January 20, 2012 . April 1, 2015 . https://archive.today/20150404112855/http://www.gjsentinel.com/special_sections/articles/deadly_confrontation_in_utah_t . April 4, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
4. https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/beaver-creek-massacre Beaver Creek Massacre