Cochise
/kəʊˈtʃiːs/
/kəʊˈtʃiːs/
- (c. 1823-74) a leader of the Apache people. In 1861 he began to lead about 200 Apaches in attacks on US soldiers in Arizona, but in 1871 he agreed to live with his people on a reservation (= land given and protected by the US government).
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