Cochise
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Cochise was the leader of the Chiricahui local group of the Chokonen and principal nantan of the Chokonen band of the Chiricahua Apache. A key war leader during the Apache Wars, he led an uprising tha
Bronze bust of imagined likeness of Cochise by Betty Butts, Fort Bowie National Historic Site, Arizona
Dragoon Mountains in Southeastern Arizona, where Cochise hid with his warriors
Cochise Stronghold, Dragoon Mountains, southeastern Arizona
Apache Wars
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The Apache Wars were a series of armed conflicts between the United States Army and various Apache tribal confederations fought in the southwest between 1849 and 1886, though minor hostilities continu
Cochise
…leader of the Chiricahui local group of the Chokonen and principal nantan of the Chokonen band of the Chiricahua Apache. A key war leader during the Apache Wars, he led an uprising that began in 1861 and persisted until a peace treaty was negotiated in 1872. Cochise County is named after him. Cochise (or "Cheis…
A Dash for the Timber Frederic Remington, 1889
Apache Pass as viewed from Fort Bowie
Geronimo, before meeting General Crook on March 27, 1886.