Yuma War
Armed conflict fought primarily between the United States and the Yuma people / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Yuma War was the name given to a series of United States military operations conducted in southern California and what is today southwestern Arizona from 1850 to 1853. The Quechan (also known as Yuma) were the primary opponent of the United States Army, though engagements were fought between the Americans and other native groups in the region.
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Yuma War | |||||||
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Part of the American Indian Wars | |||||||
Yumans along the Colorado River by William Emory, circa 1857. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Colorado River Valley Theatre United States Cupeno (1852–1853) Cocopah (1853) Paipai Halyikwamai San Diego Theatre United States Mountain Cahuilla (1851) San Pasqual Kumeyaay (1851) |
Colorado River Valley Theatre Yuma Mohave Cocopah (1850–1853) San Diego Theatre Cahuilla Cupeno (1851) Mountain Kumeyaay (1851) | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Samuel P. Heintzelman George Stoneman Delozier Davidson Edward H. Fitzgerald Frederick Steele Juan Antonio (Cahuilla) Jose Pedro Panto (Kumeyaay) |
Huttami Cavallo y Pelo Santiago Vicente Macedon Jose Maria Irataba Antonio Garra † Chipule † Cecili † |
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