Navajo Wars

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series of conflicts war

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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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Navajo Wars canonical	1
Navajo–American Wars	1
Navajo–U.S. conflicts	1

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 ⓘ raiding and counter-raiding ⓘ
characterizedBy	destruction of crops and livestock ⓘ 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
result	Navajo surrender in 1864 ⓘ Navajo Nation Treaty of 1868 (as foundational context) ⓘ surface form: Treaty of 1868 between Navajo and United States
significantEvent	forced relocation of Navajo people ⓘ internment at Bosque Redondo ⓘ
startTime	17th century ⓘ
timePeriod	19th century ⓘ

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Kit Carson → conflict → Navajo Wars ⓘ

Navajo Wars → alsoKnownAs → Navajo Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Navajo–American Wars

Navajo Wars → alsoKnownAs → Navajo Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Navajo–U.S. conflicts