Mohave War

Mohave War
Part of the American Indian Wars
Mohave Indians by H.B. Mollhansen, 1856.
Date 1858–1859 Location Arizona Result United States victory
Belligerents
United States Maricopa	Mohave Hualapai
Commanders and leaders
William Hoffman Lewis Addison Armistead Elisha Marshall Samuel A. Bishop Ahwantsevarih	Espaniole Irataba Cairook † Sickahot

The Mohave War was an armed conflict between the Mohave people and the United States from 1858 to 1859. With the California Gold Rush of 1849, thousands of American settlers headed west through Mohave country and into California. The influx of migrants passing through, combined with simple misunderstandings, led to conflict. Fort Mohave on the Arizona side of the Colorado River was built for operations against the Mohave and was the second American military post established on the river after Fort Yuma. Eventually advantages in weaponry and tactics brought the Mohave and their allies to surrender. After the signing of a peace treaty in 1859, the Mohave no longer opposed the United States through warfare. The peace also ended a long guerrilla war between the Mohave and the Maricopa of south central Arizona.^[1][2]