Victorio's War
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Victorio's War was a late 19th-century conflict in the American Southwest and northern Mexico in which the Apache leader Victorio led a guerrilla resistance against U.S. and Mexican military forces.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Victorio's War canonical | 2 |
| Victorio’s War | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2130865 — 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: Victorio's War Context triple: [Apache Wars, hasPart, Victorio's War]
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A.
Field of Mars
The Field of Mars is a large historic square and park in central Saint Petersburg, Russia, known for its military parades, revolutionary gatherings, and memorial to the victims of the Revolution.
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B.
Forgotten War
The "Forgotten War" refers to the Ifni War, a brief late-1950s conflict between Spain and Moroccan irregular forces over the Spanish enclave of Ifni in North Africa.
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C.
Stormbird
Stormbird is the NATO reporting name for the Messerschmitt Me 262, the pioneering German World War II jet fighter and the world’s first operational jet-powered combat aircraft.
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D.
The Spoils of War
The Spoils of War is the English rendering of the title of Surah Al-Anfal, an eighth chapter of the Qur’an that addresses issues of warfare, distribution of war gains, and obedience to God and His Messenger.
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E.
Kohima Epitaph
The Kohima Epitaph is a famous Second World War memorial inscription honoring fallen soldiers, best known for its closing line, “When you go home, tell them of us and say, for your tomorrow, we gave our today.”
- 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: Victorio's War Target entity description: Victorio's War was a late 19th-century conflict in the American Southwest and northern Mexico in which the Apache leader Victorio led a guerrilla resistance against U.S. and Mexican military forces.
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A.
Field of Mars
The Field of Mars is a large historic square and park in central Saint Petersburg, Russia, known for its military parades, revolutionary gatherings, and memorial to the victims of the Revolution.
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B.
Forgotten War
The "Forgotten War" refers to the Ifni War, a brief late-1950s conflict between Spain and Moroccan irregular forces over the Spanish enclave of Ifni in North Africa.
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C.
Stormbird
Stormbird is the NATO reporting name for the Messerschmitt Me 262, the pioneering German World War II jet fighter and the world’s first operational jet-powered combat aircraft.
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D.
The Spoils of War
The Spoils of War is the English rendering of the title of Surah Al-Anfal, an eighth chapter of the Qur’an that addresses issues of warfare, distribution of war gains, and obedience to God and His Messenger.
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E.
Kohima Epitaph
The Kohima Epitaph is a famous Second World War memorial inscription honoring fallen soldiers, best known for its closing line, “When you go home, tell them of us and say, for your tomorrow, we gave our today.”
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apache Wars
ⓘ
conflict ⓘ war ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Chiricahua Apache allies
ⓘ
Armed Forces of Mexico ⓘ
surface form:
Mexican Army
Mexican state forces ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Cavalry ⓘ
surface form:
United States cavalry units
Warm Springs Apache ⓘ |
| cause |
U.S. policy of moving Apache from Ojo Caliente to the San Carlos Reservation
ⓘ
resistance to forced relocation of the Warm Springs Apache ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
cross-border raids
ⓘ
hit-and-run tactics ⓘ |
| commander |
Colonel Benjamin H. Grierson
ⓘ
Colonel Edward Hatch ⓘ Mexican General Joaquín Terrazas ⓘ Victorio ⓘ |
| conflictType |
guerrilla war
ⓘ
indigenous resistance ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Mexico
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endDate | 1880 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupInvolved | Apache ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| location |
southwestern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
American Southwest
Chihuahua ⓘ New Mexico Territory ⓘ Texas ⓘ northern Mexico ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Victorio ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Battle of Las Animas Canyon
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Hembrillo Canyon
Battle of Las Animas Canyon ⓘ Battle of Rattlesnake Springs ⓘ Battle of Tres Castillos ⓘ |
| partOf |
Apache Wars
ⓘ
history of New Mexico Territory ⓘ history of the American Indian Wars ⓘ history of the U.S.–Mexico borderlands ⓘ |
| primaryOpponents | Apache warriors vs. U.S. and Mexican military forces ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ojo Caliente Reservation
ⓘ
San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation ⓘ Victorio ⓘ Warm Springs Apache ⓘ |
| result |
death of Victorio
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defeat of Victorio's band ⓘ dispersal of surviving Warm Springs Apache ⓘ |
| startDate | 1879 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Victorio's War Description of subject: Victorio's War was a late 19th-century conflict in the American Southwest and northern Mexico in which the Apache leader Victorio led a guerrilla resistance against U.S. and Mexican military forces.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Victorio’s War