Battle of Pima Butte
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The Battle of Pima Butte, or the Battle of Maricopa Wells, was fought on September 1, 1857 at Pima Butte, Arizona near Maricopa Wells in the Sierra Estrella. Yuma, Mohave, Apache and Yavapai warriors
An American wagon train and Maricopas at Maricopa Wells in 1857.
Two Mohave warriors in 1871, by Timothy H. O'Sullivan
Yuma War
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The Yuma War was the name given to a series of United States military operations conducted in Southern California and what is today southwestern Arizona from 1850 to 1853. The Quechan were the primary
Battle of Pima Butte
…that 150 to 160 allied Indians, being nearly of quite the entire party, were left dead in the field. The allies referred to the Yuma who after the Yuma War became good neighbors with the Americans on the California side of the Colorado River. In a later article, the San Diego Herald stated the following…
Yumans along the Colorado River by William Emory, circa 1857.
Yuma Ferry
Colorado River at Yuma
Warner's Ranch