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Cochise ( / koʊˈtʃiːs / koh-CHEESS; Apache: Shi-ka-She or A-da-tli-chi, lit. 'having the quality/strength of an oak'; later K'uu-ch'ish or Cheis, lit. 'oak'; c. 1805 – June 8, 1874) was the Mexican leader of the Chiricahui local group of the Chokonen and principal nantan of the Chokonen band of a Chiricahua Apache.
Nov 9, 2009 · Apache chief Cochise (?‑1874) was a prominent leader of the Chiricahua Indians, feared for his settlement raids during the 1800s.
Jul 8, 2024 · Cochise (died June 8, 1874, Chiricahua Apache Reservation, Arizona Territory, U.S.) was a Chiricahua Apache chief who led the Indians’ resistance to the white man’s incursions into the U.S. Southwest in the 1860s; the southeasternmost county of Arizona bears his name.
Chief Cochise was leader of the Chokonen band of the Chiricahua Apache, local to the Chiricahua Mountains, in the mid-1800s. He was a natural born leader. His father-in-law, Chief Mangas Coloradas, who was chief of the Mimbreno band, helped him foster these skills.
Sep 26, 2018 · Cochise (ca. 1810–June 8, 1874), perhaps the most powerful Chiricahua Apache chief in recorded times, was an influential player in the history of the U.S. southwest.
May 17, 2019 · With his father-in-law Mangas Coloradas, Cochise led an army of Apache men in battle against the U.S. Army, in what would become an 11-year series of battles between the Chiricahua and the Americans. Years later, a U.S. Brigadier General would blame Bascom for the war.
Jun 12, 2006 · At that time—except perhaps for Red Cloud, the great Lakota chief—Cochise may have been the most famous Indian in the West. That designation would not have flattered him.
In 1872, Cochise agreed to a treaty that granted his tribe land in Arizona, and he remained there until his death two years later. Facts, information and articles about Cochise, a Native American Indian Chief from the Wild West.
Nov 20, 2012 · Summary: Cochise (c.1812–1874) was a famous chief of the Apache Indians. He led his band of Chiricahua Apaches against United States troops in Arizona in an uprising that began in 1861 during the Apache Wars. The conflicts were over the settlers expansion into Apache tribal lands.. Famous Native Indians.
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