Cochise War
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The Cochise War was a mid-19th-century conflict between the Chiricahua Apache led by Chief Cochise and the United States, marked by raids and guerrilla warfare across the Southwest following a breakdown in relations in 1861.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chiricahua Wars | 2 |
| Cochise War canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2130862 — 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.
Target entity: Cochise War Context triple: [Apache Wars, hasPart, Cochise War]
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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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Navajo Wars
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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Second Creek War
The Second Creek War was an 1836 conflict in Alabama and Georgia between the United States and the Creek (Muscogee) people, arising from tensions over land cessions and forced removal.
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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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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Cochise War Target entity description: The Cochise War was a mid-19th-century conflict between the Chiricahua Apache led by Chief Cochise and the United States, marked by raids and guerrilla warfare across the Southwest following a breakdown in relations in 1861.
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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.
Navajo Wars
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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C.
Second Creek War
The Second Creek War was an 1836 conflict in Alabama and Georgia between the United States and the Creek (Muscogee) people, arising from tensions over land cessions and forced removal.
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D.
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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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
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war ⓘ |
| cause | breakdown in relations between Cochise and U.S. authorities in 1861 ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
cross-border operations
ⓘ
prolonged frontier violence ⓘ |
| commander |
Cochise (Apache leader)
ⓘ
surface form:
Cochise
U.S. Army officers ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army officers
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| conflictType |
Mimbres Apache conflicts
ⓘ
surface form:
Apache–United States conflict
Indian War ⓘ |
| conflictWith | U.S. expansion into Apache territory ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| ethnicGroupInvolved | Apache ⓘ |
| hasPart |
ambushes of military patrols
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hostage-taking incidents ⓘ raids on settlements ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
United States–Native American wars
ⓘ
surface form:
American Indian Wars
|
| location |
southwestern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
American Southwest
Arizona Territory ⓘ New Mexico Territory ⓘ northern Mexico borderlands ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Cochise (Apache leader)
ⓘ
surface form:
Cochise
|
| notableLeader |
Cochise (Apache leader)
ⓘ
surface form:
Cochise
|
| opponent | U.S. settlers in the Southwest ⓘ |
| participant |
Chiricahua Apache
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| partOf | broader U.S.–Apache conflicts in the 19th century ⓘ |
| primaryBelligerentGroup |
Chiricahua Apache
ⓘ
surface form:
Chokonen band of the Chiricahua Apache
|
| relatedTo |
Apache Wars
ⓘ
Bascom Affair ⓘ Chiricahua Apache history ⓘ |
| result | eventual U.S. military dominance in the region ⓘ |
| startTime | 1861 ⓘ |
| temporalLocation | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| useOfTactics |
guerrilla warfare
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hit-and-run raids ⓘ |
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Subject: Cochise War Description of subject: The Cochise War was a mid-19th-century conflict between the Chiricahua Apache led by Chief Cochise and the United States, marked by raids and guerrilla warfare across the Southwest following a breakdown in relations in 1861.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.