Yavapai Wars

Yavapai Wars
Part of the Apache Wars

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Date1861–1875
Location
Arizona Territory
Result United States victory
Belligerents
 United States Yavapai:
[note 1]
Yavapai Allies:
[note 2]
Commanders and leaders
Pauline Weaver
George Crook
Charles King		 Delshay
Nanni-chaddi†
Casualties and losses
741 to 1,075 killed directly, Yavapai population declined by 4,000 to over 5,500 overall from various causes[note 3]

The Yavapai Wars, or the Tonto Wars, were a series of armed conflicts between the Yavapai and Tonto tribes against the United States in the Arizona Territory. The period began no later than 1861, with the arrival of American settlers on Yavapai and Tonto land. At the time, the Yavapai were considered a band of the Western Apache people due to their close relationship with tribes such as the Tonto and Pinal. The war culminated with the Yavapai's removal from the Camp Verde Reservation to San Carlos on February 27, 1875, an event now known as Exodus Day.[4][5]


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  1. ^ Ojibwa. "The War Against the Yavapai". Native American Netroots.
  2. ^ a b c Mann, Nicholas (2005). Sedona, Sacred Earth: A Guide to the Red Rock County. ISBN 9781622336524. Archived from the original on 2019-05-04.
  3. ^ a b Immanuel, Marc (21 April 2017). "The Forced Relocation of the Yavapai".
  4. ^ "The Apache War 1871–1873". www.onwar.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Yavapai–Apache Exodus Day". www.visitcampverde.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2009.