Colorado Indian Battles

Battle of Beechers Island, Colorado by Frederic Remington

Battle of Beechers Island, Colorado, by Frederic Remington.

Battle of Julesburg (1865)

Beecher’s Island (1868)

Ute War in Colorado (1855)

Meeker Massacre (1879)

Milk Creek (1879)

Sand Creek Massacre (1864)

Summit Springs (1869)

 

Sand Creek Massacre.

Painting of the attack on Sand Creek, by Robert Lindneaux, 1936.

 

Compiled Kathy Alexander/Legends of America, updated March 2025.

Also See:

Colorado Main Page

Indian War Timeline

Indian Wars, Battles & Massacres

Military Campaigns of the Indian Wars