Cochise

Cochise
Cochise
	Bronze bust of imagined likeness of Cochise by Betty Butts, Fort Bowie National Historic Site, Arizona
Born	c. 1805; Chiricahua country, under Spanish occupation
Died	June 8, 1874 (aged 68–69); Cochise Stronghold, Dragoon Mountains, Arizona, U.S.
Buried	Dragoon Mountains, Arizona, U.S.
Allegiance	Chiricahua Apache Indians
Years of service	1861–1872
Rank	Chief (or leader) of Chiricahua Apaches
Battles/wars	Apache Wars Bascom Affair; Battle of Cookes Canyon; Battle of the Florida Mountains; Battle of Pinos Altos; Battle of Dragoon Springs; Battle of Apache Pass;

Cochise (/koʊˈtʃiːs/ koh-CHEESS; Apache: Shi-ka-She or A-da-tli-chi, lit. 'having the quality/strength of an oak'; later K'uu-ch'ish or Cheis, lit. 'oak'; c. 1805 – June 8, 1874) was the leader of the Chiricahui local group of the Chokonen and principal nantan of the Chokonen band of a Chiricahua Apache. A key war leader during the Apache Wars, he led an uprising that began in 1861 and persisted until a peace treaty was negotiated in 1872. Cochise County is named after him.

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