The Great Indian Wars: 1540-1890

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Brought to you by the award-winning production company Centre Communications, this series is truly one of a kind and is sure to satisfy history buffs and documentary enthusiasts. This DVD set also includes bonus features containing biographies, timelines, rare photographs and s! The year 1540 was a crucial turning point in American history. The Great Indian Wars were incited by Francisco Vazquez de Coronado when his expedition to the Great Plains launched the inevitable 350-year struggle between the white man and the American Indians. From that point forward, the series of battles between the and civilian forces of the United States and the native American Indians began when blood was shed and ultimately tens of thousands of lives were lost on both sides. The Battle of Tippicanoe, the Battle of Horseshoe Band, all three Seminole Wars and the Battle of Little Big Horn were some of the most important conflicts that led up to the last massacre, the Battle of Wounded Knee, where America's landscape would be forever changed! Chapters: 1. The Indians Early Indians Buffalo & Horse Rise of the Horse Culture Kiowa Comanche Arapahoe Cheyenne Sioux Home Clothing Social Structure Religion 2. The Cavalry Dragoons Protecting the Trails Fort Laramie The Laramie Treaty Santa Fe Trail Kit Carson & the Navajo Search & Destroy Buffalo Soldiers Victory 3. The Indian Warrior Early Indian Conflicts Later Indian Conflicts Becoming an Indian Warrior Indian Weapons Minnesota Massacre Sand Creek Massacre 4.Battle for the Northern Plains The Northern Plains The Chiefs 1865 Winter Offensive Red Cloud's War Chief Roman Nose and the Cheyenne Twilight Little Big Horn Wounded Knee 5.Battle for the Southern Plains The Southern Plains & The Comanche Council House Fight and the Texas Rangers Chief Buffalo Hump's War First Battle of Adobe Walls & the Kiowa Chiefs The Red River War The Desert Southwest Cochise & the Apache Guerillas Geronimo