Geronimo CampaignBelligerentsUnited StatesApacheMexicoCommanders and leadersGeorge CrookNelson MilesGeronimoNaicheUlzana UnknownStrength 3,000, 193 Apache scouts (1885) 5,000 (July 1886) ~40 warriors and 100 non-combatants (1885)20 warriors and 18 non-combatants (September 1886) 3,000Casualties and losses 55 civilians killed 20 women and children captured in August 18851 warrior killed (Ulzana's Raid)20 warriors and 60 non combatants surrendered in March 1886 18 warriors, 12 women and 6 children surrendered in September 1886400 peaceful Apache from San Carlos Reservation deported to Florida UnknownGeronimo Campaign, between May 1885 and September 1886, was the last large-scale military operation of the Apache wars.
GeronimoGerónimo (Mescalero-Chiricahua: Goyaałé, lit. 'the one who yawns', [kòjàːɬɛ́]; June 16, 1829 – February 17, 1909) was a military leader and medicine man from the Bedonkohe band of the Ndendahe Apache people.
Indian reservationAn Indian reservation in the United States is an area of land held and governed by a Native American tribal nation officially recognized by the U.S. federal government. The reservation's government is autonomous but subject to regulations passed by the United States Congress, and is administered by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs. It is not subject however, to a state or local government of the U.S. state in which it is located.
Mexican–American WarThe Mexican–American War, also known in the United States as the Mexican War and in Mexico as the United States intervention in Mexico, (April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848) was an invasion of Mexico by the United States.
ApacheThe Apache ( ) are several Southern Athabaskan language-speaking peoples of the Southwest, the Southern Plains and Northern Mexico. They are linguistically related to the Navajo. They migrated from the Athabascan homelands in the north into the Southwest between 1000 and 1500 CE. Apache bands include the Chiricahua, Jicarilla, Lipan, Mescalero, Mimbreño, Salinero, Plains, and Western Apache (Aravaipa, Pinaleño, Coyotero, and Tonto).
New MexicoU.S. stateState in the United StatesNew Mexico is a landlocked state in the Southwestern region of the United States. It is one of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains, sharing the Four Corners region with Utah, Colorado, and Arizona. It also borders the state of Texas to the east and southeast, Oklahoma to the northeast, and shares an international border with the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Sonora to the south.
Southwestern United StatesGeographical regionRegion in the United StatesThe Southwestern United States, also known as the American Southwest or simply the Southwest, is a geographic and cultural region of the United States that includes Arizona and New Mexico, along with adjacent portions of California, Colorado, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah. The largest cities by metropolitan area are Phoenix, Las Vegas, El Paso, Albuquerque, and Tucson.
United States ArmyLand service branch of the U.S. militaryMilitary unitThe United States Army (U.S. Army) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is designated as the army of the United States in the United States Constitution. As a part of the United States Department of Defense, it is one of the six armed forces of the United States and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States.
Confederate States ArmyLand warfare force of the Confederate StatesMilitary unitThe Confederate States Army (CSA), also called the Confederate army or the Southern army, was the military land force of the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the Confederacy) during the American Civil War (1861–1865), fighting against the United States (also known as Union) forces to support the rebellion of the Southern states.
Indian Removal ActPersonalHorsesIndigenous household membersLand speculationLegal affairsMarriageSlaveryslave tradeViolent incidentsWardsMilitary careerCreek WarBattle of New OrleansFirst Seminole WarPoliticalTreaty of Fort JacksonTreaty of TuscaloosaTreaty of Doak's Stand7th President of the United StatesPresidencyTimelineInaugurations firstsecondTenureJacksonian democracySpoils systemPetticoat affairKitchen CabinetMaysville Road vetoIndian RemovalTrail of TearsNat Turner's RebellionBank Warpet banksNullification crisis"King Andrew the First"CensureSpecie CircularAttempted assassinationTexas RevolutionPanic of 1837Judicial appointmentsPresidential campaigns1824 electioncorrupt bargain1828Coffin Handbillselection1832 conventionelectionLegacyMemorialsPortraitsManifest destinyThe HermitageSecond Party SystemBibliographyThe Indian Removal Act of 1830 was signed into law on May 28, 1830, by United States president Andrew Jackson.
TexasTexas ( TEK-səss) is a state in the United States. Located in the south-central part of the country, it borders Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. It also borders Mexico along the Rio Grande, and has a coastline on the Gulf of Mexico. Covering 268,596 square miles (695,660 km2) and with an estimated population of over 31.7 million residents in 2025, it is the second-largest state by both area and population.
American Civil WarBelligerentsUnited StatesConfederate StatesCommanders and leadersAbraham LincolnXUlysses S. GrantAndrew Johnsonand others...Jefferson Davis(POW)Robert E. Leeand others...Strength698,000 at peak2,200,000 total360,000 at peak750,000–1,000,000 totalCasualties and losses110,000+ KIA or DOW230,000+ died from accidents or disease25,000–30,000 died in Confederate prisons365,000+ total dead282,000+ wounded181,193 captured828,000+ total casualties94,000+ KIA or DOW164,000+ died from…*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.