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Term

Cochise

Alternate Term

Cochise

Cochise (Apache Warrier)

Cheis

A-da-tli-chi

Occupation/Role

chief

Nationality/Ethnicity

Chiricahua Apache

Date

1805 – June 8, 1874

Remarks

A key war leader during the Apache Wars, he led an uprising against the U.S. government which began in 1861, and persisted until a peace treaty in 1872. Cochise County, Arizona is named after him.

See Also

Apache wars

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