Accession Number:

AD1038598

Title:

General George Crooks Development as a Practitioner of Irregular Warfare During the Indian Wars

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report,08 Aug 2016,09 Jun 2017

Corporate Author:

ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLLEGE FORT LEAVENWORTH KS FORT LEAVENWORTH United States

Personal Author(s):

• Cruz,Nicholas J.

Report Date:

2017-06-09

Pagination or Media Count:

97.0

Abstract:

Following the conclusion of the Mexican-American War, the expansion of the United States to the west coast in the nineteenth century required the conquering of the Native American tribes of the west. This was a grueling and protracted war that spanned nearly fifty years, tested the national will, and forged the nations identity. The frontier Army was critical in this process. General George Crook emerged from this time because of his success in defeating the Native Americans when few before him could, in the most difficult environs on the continent. His success is directly attributed to his unique understanding of the context and nuance associated with the Indian problem. This study evaluates the factors that facilitated his development as a practitioner of Irregular Warfare in the Rogue River Wars, the Snake River War, and the Apache Wars. These lessons offer valuable and timeless nature of Irregular Warfare useful for todays practitioners.

Descriptors:

• drainage basins
• field army
• congress
• national governments
• military operations
• american indians
• military history
• human emotions
• unconventional warfare
• insurgency
• counterinsurgency
• strategy
• military tactics

Subject Categories:

• Sociology and Law
• Government and Political Science
• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE