Colonel Edward R. S. Canby

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:U.S._Army_Corps_of_Engineers
gptkbp:awards Medal of Honor
gptkbp:birthDate 1817-03-09
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Los_Angeles_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Edward_Canby_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded Department_of_the_Columbia
gptkbp:deathDate 1873-04-11
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Los_Angeles_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:foughtAgainst gptkb:Modoc_tribe
gptkb:Sioux_tribe
gptkb:Navajo_tribe
gptkb:Shoshone_tribe
gptkb:Pueblo_tribe
gptkb:Apache_tribe
Hopi tribe
Nez Perce tribe
Cheyenne tribe
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:Battle_of_the_Little_Bighorn
gptkb:Battle_of_the_San_Juan_Hills
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Pecos_River
gptkb:Battle_of_Santa_Clara
Battle of the Rio Grande
Battle of Fort Craig
Battle of Cañon de los Muertos
Battle of Wounded Knee.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Colonel Edward R. S. Canby
gptkbp:image Edward_R._S._Canby.jpg
gptkbp:influenced Military_strategy_in_the_West
gptkbp:involvedIn Construction of military forts
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Indian_Wars
gptkbp:led_to Expedition_against_the_Modoc_tribe
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Indian_Wars
gptkbp:nickname Canby
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Valverde
Battle of Apache Pass
Battle of the Big Hole
gptkbp:notableEvent Negotiated_peace_with_Native_American_tribes
gptkbp:placeOfBirth New_York_City,_New_York
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_John_M._Schofield
gptkbp:rank Colonel
Major General
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Mexican-American_War
gptkb:Indian_Wars
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 27 years
1846-1873
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Canby
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_George_Crook