Gatewood is torn by a grudging respect for Geronimo and his people, and his duty to his country. cavalry lieutenant charged with capturing the elusive Apache leader with the assistance of a scout leader, Al Sieber, and a young officer, Britton Davis. The plot centers upon Charles Gatewood, the U.S. Pushed over the edge by broken promises and unnecessary actions by the government, Geronimo and 30 other warriors form an attack team which humiliates the government by evading capture, while reclaiming what is rightfully theirs. Not all the Apaches are able to adapt to the life of corn farmers, and one in particular, Geronimo, is restless. The Apache Indians have reluctantly agreed to settle on a U.S. The film loosely follows the events leading up to the surrender of Geronimo in 1886.