The campaign of 1871 is also known as Korean Expedition. It was the first American military action in Korea which took place on Ganghwa Island. In the year 1873, Russo-Khivan War held. in this war, Russia conquered the Khanate of Khiva, and it became a Russian territory. General Richard Taylor led the union army of united state. There is great significant about the Red River Campaign because the target of the campaign was Shreveport which is the capital of Confederate Louisiana and the headquarters for the Army of the Trans-Mississippi. In this campaign the union defeated by the Confederate army.
All campaigns were led by Colonel Ranald S. Mackenzie. In the campaign of 1871, the U.S. chased a band of Comache led by Quanah Parker. The U.S. lost the campaign. In the campaign of 1872 the U.S. succeeded in defeating two groups of Comanche and Mackenzie’s offensive expeditions stopped many Comanche raids in the area. In the campaign of 1873, Mackenzie moved his troops to Fort Clark along the Mexican border. He attacked Apache and Kickapoo tribes and ended the threat of Native American raids along the Rio Grande. In the Red River Campaign, General Sherman joined Colonel Mackenzie to force out the few remaining Native Americans, attacking from five different angles and forcing the tribes to hide out in a canyon. Once in the canyon, calvary troops killed horses and destroyed supplies, forcing the Native Americans hiding there to surrender or flee.
