Mimbres Apache conflicts
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The Mimbres Apache conflicts were a series of violent clashes in the 19th century between the Mimbres band of the Apache people and U.S. and Mexican forces in the borderlands of the American Southwest.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apache–United States conflict | 1 |
| Mimbres Apache conflicts canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2130869 — 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: Mimbres Apache conflicts Context triple: [Apache Wars, hasPart, Mimbres Apache conflicts]
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A.
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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B.
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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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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E.
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.
- 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: Mimbres Apache conflicts Target entity description: The Mimbres Apache conflicts were a series of violent clashes in the 19th century between the Mimbres band of the Apache people and U.S. and Mexican forces in the borderlands of the American Southwest.
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A.
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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B.
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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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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apache Wars engagement
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| broaderContext | colonial and national expansion into indigenous lands ⓘ |
| cause |
U.S. and Mexican expansion into Apache homelands
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competition over land and resources ⓘ encroachment on Mimbres Apache territory ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
hit-and-run tactics
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retaliatory raids ⓘ small-scale skirmishes ⓘ |
| conflictType |
frontier conflict
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guerrilla warfare ⓘ indigenous resistance ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupInvolved |
Mescalero Apache
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surface form:
Mimbres band of the Apache
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| hasEffect |
displacement of Mimbres Apache communities
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escalation of violence in the U.S.–Mexico borderlands ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Apache homelands in the Southwest ⓘ |
| involves |
cross-border operations
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military campaigns against Apache groups ⓘ raids on settlements ⓘ |
| location |
southwestern United States
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surface form:
American Southwest
Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
surface form:
Chihuahuan Desert region
Mimbres Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Mimbres River region
New Mexico Territory ⓘ U.S.–Mexico borderlands region ⓘ
surface form:
U.S.–Mexico borderlands
northern Mexico ⓘ |
| mainOpponents | Mimbres Apache vs. U.S. and Mexican forces ⓘ |
| opposingForce |
Mexican forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Mexican state militias
U.S. frontier military posts ⓘ |
| participant |
Apache tribes
ⓘ
surface form:
Apache people
Armed Forces of Mexico ⓘ
surface form:
Mexican military forces
Mexico ⓘ Chiricahua Apache ⓘ
surface form:
Mimbres Apache
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
United States Army ⓘ |
| partOf | Apache Wars ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Chiricahua Apache conflicts
ⓘ
Mogollon-Datil Apache conflicts ⓘ U.S.–Mexico borderlands region ⓘ
surface form:
U.S.–Mexico borderlands history
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| startTime | 19th century ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
borderlands history scholarship
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studies of Apache resistance ⓘ |
| temporalContext | 19th-century American frontier period ⓘ |
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Subject: Mimbres Apache conflicts Description of subject: The Mimbres Apache conflicts were a series of violent clashes in the 19th century between the Mimbres band of the Apache people and U.S. and Mexican forces in the borderlands of the American Southwest.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Apache–United States conflict