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The term Navajo Wars covers at least three distinct periods of conflict in the American West: the Navajo against the Spanish (late 16th century through 1821); the Navajo against the Mexican government (1821 through 1848); and the Navajo (Diné) against the United States (after the 1847–48 Mexican–American War). These conflicts ranged from ...
Map of the Long Walk. The traditional Navajo homeland spans from Arizona through New Mexico.Navajo built houses, planted crops, and raised livestock there. Groups or bands raided and traded with each other, making and breaking treaties.
Part of the War of 1812: Creek War (1813–14) Part of the War of 1812 United States Choctaw Nation Lower Creeks Cherokee: Red Stick Creek: Treaty of Fort Jackson; First Seminole War (1817–18) United States: Seminole Spanish Florida: Texas–Indian wars (1820–75) Part of the Apache Wars Republic of Texas United States: Comanche: Arikara War ...
The most recent Fort Wingate (1868–1993) was established at the former site of Fort Lyon, on Navajo territory, initially to control and "protect" the large Navajo tribe to its north. The fort at San Rafael was the staging point for the Navajo deportation known as the Long Walk of the Navajo.
American Civil War none known United States of America vs Confederate States of America Battle of Pecos River: January 4, 1864 near Fort Sumner: Navajo Wars: 40 United States of America & Mescalero Apache vs Navajo people: Battle of Mount Gray: April 7, 1864 Mount Gray, modern Hidalgo County: Apache Wars / American Civil War California Column: 21
English: A series of United States Indian reservation locator maps, constructed mostly with Tiger/LINE and BIA open data, with supplements from the Canadian and Mexican censuses. Generated on July 24, 2019.
The Navajo Code Talkers developed an unbreakable code during World War 2. Here are some important facts to know about the Code Talkers.
The Battle of Canyon de Chelly was fought in 1864 as part of the Navajo Wars.It was a successful operation for the United States Army which precipitated the Long Walk and was the final major military engagement between the Navajo and the Americans.