<P> The Red River War was a military campaign launched by the United States Army in 1874 to remove the Comanche , Kiowa , Southern Cheyenne , and Arapaho Native American tribes from the Southern Plains and forcibly relocate them to reservations in Indian Territory . Lasting only a few months , the war had several army columns crisscross the Texas Panhandle in an effort to locate , harass , and capture highly mobile Indian bands . Most of the engagements were small skirmishes in which neither side suffered many casualties . The war wound down over the last few months of 1874 , as fewer and fewer Indian bands had the strength and supplies to remain in the field . Though the last significantly sized group did not surrender until mid-1875 , the war marked the end of free - roaming Indian populations on the southern Great Plains . </P>
<P> The Red River War was a military campaign launched by the United States Army in 1874 to remove the Comanche , Kiowa , Southern Cheyenne , and Arapaho Native American tribes from the Southern Plains and forcibly relocate them to reservations in Indian Territory . Lasting only a few months , the war had several army columns crisscross the Texas Panhandle in an effort to locate , harass , and capture highly mobile Indian bands . Most of the engagements were small skirmishes in which neither side suffered many casualties . The war wound down over the last few months of 1874 , as fewer and fewer Indian bands had the strength and supplies to remain in the field . Though the last significantly sized group did not surrender until mid-1875 , the war marked the end of free - roaming Indian populations on the southern Great Plains . </P>
who planned the major military offensive conducted in the red river war
who planned the major military offensive conducted in the red river war
United States Army
United States Army