Geronimo’s Death and Chilling Last Words. the famous Apache leader Geronimo died on February 17, 1909, at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, from pneumonia after falling from his horse following a night of drinking. He was buried at Fort Sill and was the last Native American warrior to formally surrender to the U.S. Army, living the last years of his life as a prisoner of war. Date of Death: February 17, 1909. Place of Death: Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Cause: Pneumonia, contracted after falling from his horse. Buri

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