Colorado War
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The Colorado War was an 1864–1865 conflict between U.S. forces, Colorado Territory militia, and several Plains tribes—most notably the Cheyenne and Arapaho—marked by brutal violence including the Sand Creek Massacre.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
ⓘ
war ⓘ |
| aftermath |
further displacement of Cheyenne and Arapaho from Colorado
ⓘ
increased U.S. military campaigns against Plains tribes ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Arapaho people
ⓘ
surface form:
Arapaho
Cheyenne ⓘ Colorado Territory militia ⓘ Comanche ⓘ Kiowa people ⓘ
surface form:
Kiowa
Lakota ⓘ
surface form:
Lakota Sioux
United States Army ⓘ |
| cause |
competition for land and resources in Colorado Territory
ⓘ
disputes over broken treaties and promises ⓘ tensions between white settlers and Plains tribes ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
massacres of Native American noncombatants
ⓘ
raids on settlements and wagon trains ⓘ retaliatory attacks by U.S. forces and militia ⓘ |
| concurrentWith | American Civil War ⓘ |
| conflictType | Indian War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endTime | 1865 ⓘ |
| ethnicTarget |
Arapaho people
ⓘ
Cheyenne people ⓘ |
| hasCasualties | yes ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | American Civil War era ⓘ |
| location |
Colorado
ⓘ
surface form:
Colorado Territory
Great Plains ⓘ |
| majorTheater |
eastern Colorado
ⓘ
surface form:
Plains of eastern Colorado Territory
|
| notableEvent | Sand Creek Massacre ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Sand Creek Massacre being widely condemned even at the time
ⓘ
extreme brutality against Native American villages ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States–Native American wars
ⓘ
surface form:
American Indian Wars
|
| precededBy | increasing settler encroachment after the Colorado Gold Rush ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | part of U.S. expansion into the West ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Treaty of Medicine Lodge (1867)
ⓘ
surface form:
Medicine Lodge Treaty
Sand Creek Massacre ⓘ Treaty of Fort Wise ⓘ |
| result |
U.S. victory
ⓘ
defeat of Cheyenne and Arapaho resistance in Colorado Territory ⓘ |
| significantCommander |
Black Kettle
ⓘ
John Evans ⓘ John M. Chivington ⓘ White Antelope ⓘ |
| startTime | 1864 ⓘ |
| timeSpan | 1864–1865 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.