American Indian Wars
Also known as: Indian Wars · Plains Wars · First Nations Wars · North American Indian Wars · New France Indian wars · Colonial wars in Turtle Island · Colonial wars in North America · Genocide of Indians
The American Indian Wars, also known as the American Frontier Wars, and the Indian Wars, were initially fought by European colonial empires, the United States, and briefly the Confederate States of America and Republic of Texas against various American Indian tribes in North America.
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primary operational theater for Buffalo Soldiers
The Buffalo Soldiers were primarily deployed to the American frontier to protect settlers and maintain order during the conflicts with Indigenous tribes.
source of conflict arising from trail expansion
The encroachment of settlers on indigenous lands via these trails was a primary driver of the series of conflicts known as the American Indian Wars.