1801 Navajo vs Hopi + Havasupai
1804 Utes (30) vs Navajo (16) Apr 26. A skirmish between raiding parties
1804 Utes + Jicarillo Apache + Spanish vs Navajo
1806 Battle of Taos. Mouache Utes (400) vs Comanche (400). A very even battle for a wargame scenario. Both sides claim victory. Due to retalitory raid occuring a few years later rather than immediate. The Utes losses had to be considerable
1809 Mouache Utes (600) + Jicarilla Apache (100-200 ?) raid into Comanche territory and engage Comanche + Kiowa + Cuampes combined warband (600-800?) on the Arkansas river. a Clear Comanche victory.
1809 Gila Apache (~50) vs Zuni Pueblo. Pursued by Navajo (~10) + Zuni (200)
1815 Navajo vs Mogollon Apache
1816 Navajo vs Comanche. Seroius Comanche raids into the area
1821-31. During the Mexican War of Independence, Apache and Navajo raid each other and Mexican outposts in N.M. and Arizona.
1838. Kirker's scalp hunters (23) ambush the Gila (100) killing many Apache.
1839. San Fernando de Taos. Kirker's scalp hunters (200) attack an Apache village.
1845. Kirker's scalp hunters (150) attack Apache villages.
1846, July 7. Scalp Hunters vs Apache at Galenana ?.
1840s Utes vs American frontiersmen mainly in the Taos valley and New Mexico
1844 Capote Utes conduct a major attack on the Mexican garrison at Rio Arrisa New Mexico
1845 Capote Utes attack the Mexican garrison at Ojo Caliente
1850 Battle of Janos. Rare Mexican Army (400?) pitch battle victory over the Apache (500)
1850 Yuma (100) wipe out the Glanton Ferry crew (20 man scalp hunter band) in Arizona
1851 Mouache Utes vs Kiowa + Arapaho on the Red River
1853 Utes vs Cheyenne + Arapaho
1854-55 Ute War with the USA
1855 Apache raids on Navajo in the eastern Rockies area of New Mexico
1855 Apache chief Belasoquana conducts many raids against Mexican garrisons
1858 Utes vs Navajo
1860 Navajo vs Utes + US Army
1863-4 The Navajo-USA War. Navajo (10,000 ?) vs USA (700 soldiers & Vol) + Pueblo allies
1872 (Nov)-73 (Apr). Gen Crook Expedition against the Yavapais. Some of the skirmishes seem to have been recorded under multiple names, so they may be repeated below.
1872, Nov or Dec ?. Tonto Basin. Crook skirmishes with Yavapais.
1872, Dec. Salt Lake Cave. Crook skirmishes with Yavapais.
1872, Dec. Turret Mountain. Crook skirmishes with Yavapais 1872, Dec 28. Skull Cave. Gen Crook corners Yavapais and inflicts a severe defeat killing at least 75 warriors.
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