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COMMANDER // 1842–1914

Adna Chaffee

lieutenant generalUnited States1 battle1 war

Lifespan

1842 – 1914

1850186018701880189019001910Apache Wars · 1849-1924Battle of Big Dry Wash — July 17, 1882 · United States · Apache Wars

Active service 1882 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 40.

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Adna Romanza Chaffee was a lieutenant general in the United States Army. Chaffee took part in the American Civil War and Indian Wars, played a key role in the Spanish–American War, and fought in the Boxer Rebellion in China. He was the Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1904 to 1906, overseeing far-reaching transformation of organization and doctrine in the army.

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Battles (1)

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