Navajo Wars
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The Navajo Wars were a series of 19th-century conflicts between the Navajo people and the United States (and earlier Spanish and Mexican authorities), marked by campaigns of forced relocation, including the Long Walk to Bosque Redondo.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Navajo Wars canonical | 1 |
| Navajo–American Wars | 1 |
| Navajo–U.S. conflicts | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1545667 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Navajo Wars Context triple: [Kit Carson, conflict, Navajo Wars]
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Hualapai War
The Hualapai War was a mid-19th-century conflict between the Hualapai people and the United States in what is now Arizona, driven largely by tensions over land, resources, and encroaching settlement.
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B.
Modoc War
The Modoc War was an 1872–1873 armed conflict in northern California and southern Oregon between the Modoc people and the United States Army, notable for its protracted guerrilla fighting in the Lava Beds and the execution of Modoc leader Captain Jack.
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C.
Colorado War
The Colorado War was an 1864–1865 conflict between U.S. forces, Colorado Territory militia, and several Plains tribes—most notably the Cheyenne and Arapaho—marked by brutal violence including the Sand Creek Massacre.
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D.
Winnebago War
The Winnebago War was a brief 1827 conflict between the United States and the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) people in the Upper Mississippi region, sparked by tensions over land cessions and American expansion.
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E.
Great Sioux War of 1876
The Great Sioux War of 1876 was a major conflict between the United States and the Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne, best known for battles such as the Battle of the Little Bighorn and its role in the U.S. conquest of the northern Plains.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Navajo Wars Target entity description: The Navajo Wars were a series of 19th-century conflicts between the Navajo people and the United States (and earlier Spanish and Mexican authorities), marked by campaigns of forced relocation, including the Long Walk to Bosque Redondo.
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A.
Hualapai War
The Hualapai War was a mid-19th-century conflict between the Hualapai people and the United States in what is now Arizona, driven largely by tensions over land, resources, and encroaching settlement.
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B.
Modoc War
The Modoc War was an 1872–1873 armed conflict in northern California and southern Oregon between the Modoc people and the United States Army, notable for its protracted guerrilla fighting in the Lava Beds and the execution of Modoc leader Captain Jack.
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C.
Colorado War
The Colorado War was an 1864–1865 conflict between U.S. forces, Colorado Territory militia, and several Plains tribes—most notably the Cheyenne and Arapaho—marked by brutal violence including the Sand Creek Massacre.
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D.
Winnebago War
The Winnebago War was a brief 1827 conflict between the United States and the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) people in the Upper Mississippi region, sparked by tensions over land cessions and American expansion.
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E.
Great Sioux War of 1876
The Great Sioux War of 1876 was a major conflict between the United States and the Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne, best known for battles such as the Battle of the Little Bighorn and its role in the U.S. conquest of the northern Plains.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
series of conflicts
ⓘ
war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Navajo Wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Navajo–American Wars
Navajo Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Navajo–U.S. conflicts
|
| cause |
competition over land and resources
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raiding and counter-raiding ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
destruction of crops and livestock
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forced marches ⓘ scorched-earth campaigns by U.S. forces ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Mexico
ⓘ
Navajo people ⓘ Spanish Empire ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endTime | late 19th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | establishment of Navajo Nation reservation system ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Long Walk of the Navajo
ⓘ
Long Walk to Bosque Redondo ⓘ |
| impact |
creation of a smaller Navajo reservation
ⓘ
long-term trauma among Navajo people ⓘ |
| location |
Bosque Redondo Indian Reservation
ⓘ
surface form:
Bosque Redondo
Fort Sumner ⓘ
surface form:
Fort Sumner, New Mexico Territory
|
| mainTheater |
southwestern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
American Southwest
present-day Arizona ⓘ present-day Colorado ⓘ present-day New Mexico ⓘ present-day Utah ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
James Henry Carleton
ⓘ
Kit Carson ⓘ Navajo war leaders ⓘ |
| opponent |
Diné
ⓘ
surface form:
Diné (Navajo Nation)
Armed Forces of Mexico ⓘ
surface form:
Mexican military forces
Spanish colonial forces ⓘ United States Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States expansion into the Southwest
ⓘ
history of Native American–United States conflicts ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Spanish–Native American wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish–Navajo conflicts
|
| relatedTo |
Apache Wars
ⓘ
United States–Native American wars ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Wars
Indian Wars in the Southwest ⓘ
surface form:
Mexican–American frontier conflicts
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| result |
Navajo surrender in 1864
ⓘ
Navajo Nation Treaty of 1868 (as foundational context) ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of 1868 between Navajo and United States
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| significantEvent |
forced relocation of Navajo people
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internment at Bosque Redondo ⓘ |
| startTime | 17th century ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Navajo Wars Description of subject: The Navajo Wars were a series of 19th-century conflicts between the Navajo people and the United States (and earlier Spanish and Mexican authorities), marked by campaigns of forced relocation, including the Long Walk to Bosque Redondo.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Navajo–American Wars
this entity surface form:
Navajo–U.S. conflicts