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Red
River War (1874-1875) Kiowa Ledger
Art depiction of a battle in the Red
River War Below
are some facts and figures on the Red
River War. The
Red River War
Began:
June 27, 1874 TheRed
River War Ended:
June 1875 The
Red River War Was Fought
Between:
United States vs. Comanche, Kiowa,
Southern Cheyenne, and Arapaho
Indians The
Location of the Red River
War:
North Texas and the Indian Territory
(now Oklahoma) The
Red River War Resulted
In:
This war was a military campaign
launched by the United States Army in
1874, as part of the Comanche War, to
remove the Comanche, Kiowa, Southern
Cheyenne, and Arapaho Indian tribes
from the Southern Plains in order to
relocate these tribes to reservations
in the Indian Territory. The war lasted
for one year, during which time,
several army columns crisscrossed the
Texas Panhandle in an effort to locate,
harass and capturethe highly mobile
Indian bands. Most of the battles were
small skirmishes in which both sides
suffered few casualties. The war wound
down over the last few months of 1874
as fewer and fewer Indian bands had the
strength and supplies to remain in the
field. Though the last significantly
sized group, under the command of
Quanah Parker, did not surrender until
mid-1875, the war marked the end of
free roaming Indian populations on the
Southern Plains. Major
Battles and Campaigns of the Red River
War: Battle of Palo Duro
Canyon
(September 28,1874) Red
River War
Casualties:
Total casualties on both sides
equaled about 684 dead and wounded. 1.
Kohn, George C. Dictionary
of Wars.
New York: Facts On File
Publications. 1999. 2.
Dupuy, R. Ernest and Trevor N. Dupey.
The
Harper Encyclopedia of Military
History: From 3500 B.C. to the
Present 3.
Utley, Robert, Encyclopedia
of the American West "The
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New York, New York: Harper & Row.
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