Cochise

Cochise
Bronze bust of imagined likeness of Cochise by Betty Butts, Fort Bowie National Historic Site, Arizona
Born	c. 1805 (1805) Chiricahua country, under Spanish occupation
Died	June 8, 1874 (aged 68–69) Cochise Stronghold, Dragoon Mountains, Arizona, U.S.
Buried	Dragoon Mountains, Arizona, U.S.
Allegiance	Chiricahua Apache Indians
Years of service	1861–1872
Rank	Chief (or leader) of Chiricahua Apaches
Battles / wars	Apache Wars Bascom Affair Battle of Cookes Canyon Battle of the Florida Mountains Battle of Pinos Altos First Battle of Dragoon Springs Second Battle of Dragoon Springs Battle of Apache Pass

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. 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.^[1]