Ute Wars

Ute Wars
	Part of the American Indian Wars
	; 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	Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico
Result	United States victory, Utes moved to reservations.
Belligerents
United States	Ute:; Yamparika; Parianuche; Tabeguache; Muhgruhtahveeach; Kapota; Muache; Weminuche; Ute Allies:; Paiute; Navajo; Apache;
Commanders and leaders
Brigham Young; John Williams Gunnison †; Reddick Allred; Wesley Merritt; 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.^[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 Massacre (June 1, 1881) - started when renegade Ute Indians killed a number of ranchers and stole horses in Colorado. As the Ute moved into the southeastern Utah, a battle between the Indians and a band of ranchers and cowboys was fought, resulting in the death of 13 cowboys in the gunfight.^[3]
Ute War (1887)
Bluff War (1914-1915)
Bluff Skirmish (1921)
Posey War (1923)

↑ Decker, 190-193
↑ "Chief Posey's War". Utah History Resource Center. Archived from the original on 2012-07-09.
↑ Jordan, Kathy (January 20, 2012). "Deadly confrontation in Utah took place shortly before GJ incorporated". The Daily Sentinel. Archived from the original on April 4, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2015.

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

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