Texas–Cherokee War

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The Texas–Cherokee War was an 1839 conflict in the Republic of Texas in which Texan forces expelled the Cherokee and allied tribes from East Texas, shaping the region’s subsequent settlement and Native American relations.

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instanceOf 19th-century conflict
military conflict
war
alsoKnownAs Cherokee War of 1839 in Texas NERFINISHED
belligerent Cherokee NERFINISHED
Choctaw factions in Texas NERFINISHED
Delaware NERFINISHED
Kickapoo NERFINISHED
Quapaw NERFINISHED
Republic of Texas NERFINISHED
Shawnee NERFINISHED
cause Republic of Texas refusal to recognize earlier Cherokee land rights
fear of Native alliances with Mexico among Texan authorities
tensions over land ownership in East Texas
commandedBy Kelsey H. Douglass NERFINISHED
Thomas J. Rusk NERFINISHED
conflictType Indian War
frontier conflict
consequence deterioration of Native American–Texan relations
forced migration of Cherokee into Indian Territory
opening of East Texas to Anglo-American settlement
countryInvolved Republic of Texas NERFINISHED
endDate 1839-07
hasMajorBattle Battle of the Neches NERFINISHED
historicalEra Antebellum period in Texas NERFINISHED
involvesEthnicGroup Anglo-American settlers in Texas
Cherokee people NERFINISHED
languageOfPrimarySources Cherokee NERFINISHED
English
locatedInPresentDay Texas NERFINISHED
namedAfter Cherokee NERFINISHED
notableDeath Chief Bowles NERFINISHED
opposingCommander Chief Bowles NERFINISHED
Duwali NERFINISHED
partOf Native American history of Texas
history of the Republic of Texas
place East Texas NERFINISHED
Republic of Texas NERFINISHED
precededBy treaty disputes between Cherokee and Republic of Texas
relatedEvent Texas Revolution NERFINISHED
Trail of Tears NERFINISHED
result Texan victory
expulsion of Cherokee from East Texas
expulsion of allied tribes from East Texas
startDate 1839-07
year 1839

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David S. Kaufman militaryConflict Texas–Cherokee War