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Ute Wars
Part of the American Indian Wars
The Meeker tragedy.jpg
An etching that appeared in the December 6, 1879 edition of "Frank Leslie's Weekly" depicts the aftermath of the Meeker Massacre.
Date 1849–1923
Location
Result United States victory, Utes moved to reservations.
Belligerents
 United States

Ute:

Ute Allies:

Commanders and leaders
United States Brigham Young
United States John Williams Gunnison 
United States Reddick Allred
United States Wesley Merritt
United States Thomas T. Thornburgh 
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.

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)
  • 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.
  • Ute War (1887)
  • Bluff War (1914–1915)
  • Bluff Skirmish (1921)
  • Posey War (1923)
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