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According to a dataset of conflicts between Native American communities and colonial powers, the frequency of conflict increased dramatically in Mexico and the United States during the second half of the 19th century, as contact between the two groups became more frequent. [1]
Battle of Birch Coulee; Battle of Bloody Run [1] Battle of the Caloosahatchee; Battle of Cieneguilla [2] Battle of Devil's Hole [3] Battle of Duck Lake; Battle of Fish Creek; Battle of Fort Buchanan; Battle of Fort Pitt [4] Massacre at Fort William Henry; Battle of Frenchman's Butte; Battle of Hembrillo Basin; Battle of Julesburg; Battle of ...
The American Indian Wars, also known as the American Frontier Wars, and the Indian Wars, was a conflict initially fought by European colonial empires, the United States, and briefly the Confederate States of America and Republic of Texas against various American Indian tribes in North America. These conflicts occurred from the time of the ...
During Pontiac's War, 15 settlers working in a field near Fort Cumberland were killed by Native Americans. 15 (settlers) [128] 1764: June 14: Fort Loudoun: Pennsylvania: During Pontiac's War, 13 settlers near Fort Loudoun were killed and their homes burned in an attack by Native Americans. 13 (settlers) [128] 1764: July 26: Enoch Brown school ...
Shawnee chief who attempted to organize a vast alliance of Native American tribes in the eastern United States during the early 19th century. Siding with Great Britain during the War of 1812, he led the Shawnee against the United States until his death at the Battle of the Thames. Tenskwatawa: 1775–1834 1800s–1830s Shawnee
Battle of Point Pleasant (1774) — British colony of Virginia against Indians of Shawnee and Mingo, fought in what is now West Virginia. Battle of Sitka (1804) — Russian America; Battle of Port Gamble, Puget Sound, Washington Territory, between USS Massachusetts and Haida and Tlingit raiders from British and Russian territories.
Pages in category "Battles involving Native Americans" The following 73 pages are in this category, out of 73 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The most famous victory ever won by Plains Indians over the United States, the Battle of Little Bighorn, in 1876, was won by the Lakota (Sioux) and Cheyenne fighting on the defensive. [5]: 20 Although they could be tenacious in defense, Plains Native American warriors took the offensive mostly for material gain and individual prestige.