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Cochise (Cheis)

Cochise (Cheis)

1805 CE1874 CE · Chiricahua Apache country

Cochise (Cheis) was a principal leader of the Chokonen band of the Chiricahua Apache in what is now southeastern Arizona. After a confrontation with U.S. troops in 1861, he led a sustained resistance against American forces for more than a decade. In 1872 he agreed to peace through negotiations with General Oliver Howard, aided by his friend Tom Jeffords, and settled on a reservation in the Chiricahua Mountains. He died there in 1874, remembered as one of the most respected Apache leaders.

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Chiricahua Apache country

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