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The Red River War was a military campaign launched by the United States Army in 1874 to displace the Comanche, Kiowa, Southern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes from the Southern Plains, and forcibly relocate the tribes to reservations in Indian Territory.
- 1874–75
- United States victory; end of the Texas–Indian wars
- Southern Plains
Portion of an 1875 map showing the general location of the Battle of Red River. Courtesy of the United States National Archives. Contour map of the Battle of Sweetwater Creek site showing the distribution of U.S. Army and Indian artifacts.
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Jan 27, 2021 · The Red River War, characterized by supply problems on both sides, was an important event in Texas and South Plains history. It saw the virtual extinction of the southern herd of buffalo, the final subjugation of the powerful Comanche, Kiowa, and southern Cheyenne Indians, and consequently the opening of the Texas Panhandle to White settlement.
The Red River War of 1874. During the summer of 1874, the U. S. Army launched a campaign to remove the Comanche, Kiowa, Southern Cheyenne, and Arapaho Indian tribes from the Southern Plains and enforce their relocation to reservations in Indian Territory.
Red River War of 1874–1875 proved a turbulent turning point in the history of the frontier. A score of battles and running skirmishes raged across the plains and canyons with some 3,000 soldiers engaging up to 700 Indian warriors. Several pivotal battles took place in the Texas Panhandle during the summer and fall of 1874. Outnumbered and ...
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Red River Indian War, (1874–75), uprising of warriors from several Indian tribes thought to be peacefully settled on Oklahoma and Texas reservations, ending in the crushing of the Indian dissidents by the United States.
Shows the Red River valley in Arkansas and Louisiana, indicates the location of Camp Worth near Logansport, Louisiana, and the battle sites of April 8 and 9, 1864, between Mansfield and Pleasant Hill, Louisiana. Reference: LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 241.2. Endorsed in lower left corner: No. 210. Respectfully forwd. Richd. M. Venable Capt. & Chf.
