Armed conflict fought primarily between the United States and the Yuma people
Yuma War
Part of the American Indian Wars
Yumans along the Colorado River by William Emory, circa 1857.
Date
1850-1853
Location
Arizona, California
Result
United States victory
Belligerents
Colorado River Valley Theatre United States Cupeno (1852–1853) Cocopah (1853) Paipai HalyikwamaiSan Diego Theatre United States Mountain Cahuilla (1851) San Pasqual Kumeyaay (1851)
Colorado River Valley Theatre Yuma Mohave Cocopah (1850–1853)San Diego Theatre Cahuilla Cupeno (1851) Mountain Kumeyaay (1851)
Commanders and leaders
Samuel P. Heintzelman George Stoneman Delozier Davidson Edward H. Fitzgerald Frederick Steele Juan Antonio (Cahuilla) Jose Pedro Panto (Kumeyaay)
Huttami Cavallo y Pelo Santiago Vicente Macedon Jose Maria IratabaAntonio Garra † Chipule † Cecili †
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multiple conflicts, including the Mexican–American War , the YumaWar, and the American Civil War. In 1861, Stoneman was promoted to Brigadier General...
to the confluence of the Colorado River and the Gila River (in modern-day Yuma, Arizona), her family was attacked by a small group from a Native American...
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confiscated from white sheepherders earlier. The Cocopah also entered the YumaWar following the tax revolt initially on the side of the Quechan against the...
Yuma International Airport (IATA: YUM, ICAO: KNYL, FAA LID: NYL) is a joint use airport with civilian and military flight activity operated in conjunction...
punish the Yuma for the Glanton Massacre, that nearly bankrupted the state. YumaWar 1850–1853, triggered by the Glanton Gang's abuse of the Yuma on the lower...
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