Aug 1876Coloradobecomes US state
Oct 1876–Mar 1878Germany confrontsNicaragua
Apr–May 1877Sioux & Cheyennesurrender toUS authorities
Jun–Oct 1877Nez Perce conductfighting retreatacross northwest US
Mar 1878Sweden returnsSt. Barthélemyto France
Jul 1879–Oct 1880Victorio’s Apache fightguerrilla war againstUS & Mexico
Sep–Oct 1879White River War:US crushes Uteuprising
Sep 1881Geronimo & his followersescape to Mexico,beginning cross-border raids
2–17 Jul 1882Apache raidcentral Arizona