Ute War
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The Ute Wars may refer to a number of conflicts between the Ute people and the United States
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 which began in 1849 and ended in 1923.

Wars

  • Jicarilla War
    Jicarilla War
    The Jicarilla War began in 1849 and was fought between the Jicarilla Apaches and the United States military in New Mexico. Ute warriors also played a significant role in the conflict as they were allied with the Jicarillas. The war started when the Apaches and Utes began raiding against settlers...

     1849-1855
  • Provo War
    Fort Utah
    Fort Utah was the original settlement at Provo, Utah, and was established March 12, 1849. The original settlers were President John S. Higbee, and about 30 families or 150 persons that were sent from Salt Lake City to Provo by President Brigham Young...

     1850
  • Walker War 1853-1854
  • Tintic War
    Tintic War
    The Tintic War was a short series of skirmishes occurring in February 1856 in the Tintic and Cedar Valleys of Utah, occurring after the conclusion of the Walker War. It was named after a subchief of the Ute and involved several clashes between settlers and natives, mostly over the natives' theft of...

     1856
  • Black Hawk War
    Black Hawk War (Utah)
    The Black Hawk War, or Black Hawk's War, from 1865 to 1872, is the name of the estimated 150 military engagement between Mormon settlers in the Four Corners region and members of the Ute, Paiute, Apache and Navajo tribes, led by a local Ute chief, Antonga Black Hawk...

     1865-1872
  • White River War
    White River War
    The White River War, also known as the Ute War, or the Ute Campaign, was fought between the White River Utes and the United States Army in 1879, resulting in the forced removal of the White River Utes and the Uncompahgre Utes from Colorado, and the reduction in the Southern Utes' land holdings...

     1879
  • Ute War 1887
  • Bluff War
    Bluff War
    The Bluff War, also known as Posey War of 1915, or the Polk and Posse War, was one of the last armed conflicts between the United States and native Americans. It began in March of 1914 and was the result of an incident between a Utah shepherd and Tse-ne-gat, the son of the Paiute Chief Polk...

     1914-1915
  • Bluff Skirmish 1921
  • Posey War
    Posey War
    The Posey War, also known as the Last Indian Uprising and several other names, occurred in March of 1923 and may be considered the final Indian War in American history. Though it was a minor conflict, it involved a mass exodus of Ute and Paiute native Americans from their land around Bluff, Utah to...

    1923
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