Ute Wars | |||||||
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Part of the American Indian Wars | |||||||
An etching that appeared in the December 6, 1879 edition of "Frank Leslie's Weekly" depicts the aftermath of the Meeker Massacre. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States |
Ute Allies: | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Brigham Young John W. Gunnison † Reddick Allred Wesley Merritt Thomas T. Thornburgh † |
Walkara Antonga Black Hawk Kanosh Ouray Polk Posey † |
The Ute Wars were a series of conflicts between the Ute people and the United States which began in 1849 and ended in 1923.[1][2]