Order of the Indian Wars of the United States
Indian Campaigns in the United States of America
1782-1787
1790-1795
1811
1812
1813
1813-1814
1817-1818
1823
1827
1831
1832
1834
1835-1836
1835-1842
1836-1837
1836
Wyoming Valley War in Pennsylvania.
War with the Northwest Territory Indians: Mingo; Miami; Wyandot; Delaware; Potawatomi; Shawnee; Chippewa; and Ottawa. (September 19, 1790, to August 3, 1795)
War with the Indians in the Indiana Territory, terminating with General Harrison's defeat of the Confederate tribes at Tippecanoe, Indiana Territory. (September 21 to November 18, 1811).
Florida or Seminole War, during which Spanish Florida was invaded by the Georgia Militia under General Newman. The conflict continued until Florida was ceded by Spain to the United States (August 15 to October 1812).
Peoria Indian War in Illinois Territory (September 19 to October 21, 1813).
Creek Indian War in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and Mississippi Territory. It was during this War that General Andrew Jackson first attracted attention as a commander. He defeated the Creeks at Talladega, at Emuckfau, at Enotochopco, and finally at the Horseshoe Bend of the Tallapoosa River (July 27, 1813 to August 9, 1814).
Seminole Indian War in Georgia and Florida. It was during this war that Jackson took possession of the Spanish territory, seized St. Marks and Pensacola, Florida Territory, hanged two Englishmen, Arbuthnot and Ambrister, for inciting Indian hostilities, and brought the Indians to terms. (November 20, 1817, to October 31, 1818)
Campaign against Arickaree Indians at the Upper Missouri River.
Winnebago expedition in the Wisconsin Territory; also called La Fevre Indian War (June 28 to September 27, 1827).
Sauk and Fox Indian War in Illinois (June and July 1831).
Black Hawk Indian War in Illinois and Wisconsin Territory. Black Hawk escaped from General Atkinson, but surrendered at Prairie du Chien, August 27, 1832. He was taken to Washington to see the "Great Father", and ever afterward lived at peace with the whites, finally settling upon the Des Moines River, in Iowa Territory, where he died October 3, 1838. (April 26 to September 30, 1832).
Pawnee expedition in the Indian Territory (June to September 1834).
The Toledo War or Ohio and Michigan boundary dispute.
Florida or Seminole Indian War in Florida Territory, Georgia and Alabama (December 8, 1835, to August 14, 1842).
Sabine or Southwestern Indian disturbance in Louisiana (April 1836 to April 1837).
Heatherly Indian troubles on the Missouri and Iowa line (July to November 1836)
1836-1838
1837
1847-1848
Cherokee disturbances and removal to the Indian Territory.
Osage Indian War in Missouri.
Cayuse Indian War in Oregon (December 1847 to July 1848).
1849-1854
1849-1855
1849-1861
1850
1850-1853
1851-1852
1851-1856
1854
1855
1855
1855
1855-1856
1855-1858
1857
1858
1858
1858-1859
1859
1859
1860
1860-1861
1861-1864
1862-1863
1863-1869
1865-1868
1867-1869
1867-1881
1872-1873
1873
1874
1874-1875
1876-1877
1876-1879
1877
1878
1878
1878-1879
1879
1879
1890-1891
1898
Texas and New Mexico Territory Indian War.
Apache, Navajo, and Utah War.
Navajo troubles in New Mexico Territory.
Continuous disturbances with Comanche, Cheyenne, Lipan and Kickapoo Indians in Texas.
Pit River Expedition, California (April 28 to September 13, 1850).
Utah Indian disturbances.
California Indian disturbances.
Rogue River Indian War in Oregon Territory (June 17 to July 3, 1851; August 8 to September 1853; March to June 1856).
Oregon Indian War in Oregon Territory (August and September 1854).
Yakima Expedition, Washington Territory, commanded by Maj. Gabriel J. Rains, and composed of a small body of regulars and a regiment of mounted Oregon troops. The expedition was a failure. The following year, under command of Col. Geo. Wright, U.S.A., better success was had against the Indian allies and peace subsequently compelled (October 11 to November 24, 1855).
Klamath and Salmon River Indian War in Oregon Territory (January to March 1855).
Winna's Expedition against Snake Indians of the Oregon Territory (May 24 to September 8, 1855)
Cheyenne and Arapaho troubles.
Florida Indian War (December 15, 1855, to May 8, 1858).
Sioux Indian troubles in Minnesota Territory and Iowa (March and April 1857).
Expedition against northern Indians, Washington Territory (July 17 to October 17, 1858).
Spokane, Coeur d'Alene and Paloos Indian troubles.
Navajo Expedition in the New Mexico Territory (September 9 to December 25, 1858).
Wichita Expedition, Indian Territory (September 11, 1858, to December 1859).
Colorado River Expedition in California (February 11 to April 28, 1859).
Pecos Expedition in Texas (April 16 to August 17, 1859).
Kiowa and Comanche Expedition, Indian Territory (May 8 to October 11, 1860).
Navajo Expedition in the New Mexico Territory (September 12, 1860, to February 24, 1861).
Campaign against the Cheyenne Indians.
Sioux Indian War in Minnesota and the Dakota Territory, during which the Sioux killed nearly 1,000 settlers in Minnesota. Generals Sibley and Sully pursued them with about 5,000 men, scattering in the Dakota Territory. In 1863 the Minnesota Sioux were removed to the Dakota Territory.
War against the Cheyenne, Arapaho, Kiowa and Comanche Indians in Kansas and the Nebraska, Colorado, and Indian Territories.
Campaign against Indians in southern Oregon, Idaho Territory and northern California.
Campaign against Indians in Kansas, the Colorado Territory and Indian Territory.
Campaign against Lipan, Kiowa, Kickapoo and Comanche Indians and Mexican border disturbances.
Modoc Indian War in Oregon and California (November 22, 1872, to October 3, 1873).
Campaign against Apache Indians in the Arizona and New Mexico Territories.
Sioux expedition in the Wyoming Territory and Nebraska (February 13 to August 1874).
Campaign against Kiowa, Cheyenne and Comanche Indians in Indian Territory (August 1, 1874, to February 16, 1875).
Big Horn and Yellowstone expeditions in the Wyoming and Montana Territories, during which, three converging expeditions under Generals Gibbon, Custer and Terry were sent against the hostile Sioux, who had previously repulsed General Crook in the Little Big Horn country. Custer divided his command when in the vicinity of the Indians. He and 250 of his men, were surrounded and killed, to a man, by at least 3,000 Sioux Warriors. The bands of Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse and other hostiles afterward fled into Canada, from whence they did not return for some years. Eventually all came into the agencies (February 17, 1876, to June 13, 1877).
War with Northern Cheyenne Indians in Indian Territory, Kansas, and the Wyoming, Dakota, Nebraska and Montana Territories.
Nez Perce Indian War in Utah, Washington, and Wyoming Territories.
Bannock Indian War in Idaho, Washington, and Wyoming Territories.
Bannock and Paiute Campaign (May 30 to September 4, 1878).
Campaign against Cheyenne Indians in Dakota and Montana Territories.
Ute expedition in Colorado (April 3 to September 9, 1879).
White River campaign against Ute Indians in Utah Territory and Colorado (September 29 to October 5, 1879).
Snake or Sheepeater Indian troubles in the Idaho Territory (August to October 1879).
Sioux Indian disturbances in South Dakota (November 1890 to January 1891).
Chippewa Indian disturbances, Leech Lake (October).
