Battle of Adobe Walls (1874)
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The Battle of Adobe Walls (1874) was a key engagement on the Southern Plains in which a small group of buffalo hunters repelled a large coalition of Native American warriors, helping to precipitate the Red River War and the end of large-scale Native resistance in the Texas Panhandle.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Adobe Walls (1874) canonical | 1 |
| First Battle of Adobe Walls | 1 |
| Second Battle of Adobe Walls | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1657894 — 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: Battle of Adobe Walls (1874) Context triple: [Bat Masterson, participantIn, Battle of Adobe Walls (1874)]
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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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Battle of Palo Alto
The Battle of Palo Alto was the opening major engagement of the Mexican–American War, fought on May 8, 1846, near present-day Brownsville, Texas, where U.S. forces under General Zachary Taylor used superior artillery to repel a larger Mexican army.
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Battle of Resaca de la Palma
The Battle of Resaca de la Palma was a key 1846 engagement in the Mexican–American War in which U.S. forces under General Zachary Taylor defeated Mexican troops near the Rio Grande, helping secure American control of northern Mexico.
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Battle of Buena Vista
The Battle of Buena Vista was a pivotal 1847 engagement in northern Mexico during the Mexican–American War, where U.S. forces under General Zachary Taylor repelled a much larger Mexican army led by General Antonio López de Santa Anna.
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E.
Kumeyaay attack of 1775
The Kumeyaay attack of 1775 was an indigenous uprising in which Kumeyaay warriors destroyed much of Mission San Diego de Alcalá and killed a missionary, marking one of the earliest and most significant acts of resistance to Spanish colonization in Alta California.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Adobe Walls (1874) Target entity description: The Battle of Adobe Walls (1874) was a key engagement on the Southern Plains in which a small group of buffalo hunters repelled a large coalition of Native American warriors, helping to precipitate the Red River War and the end of large-scale Native resistance in the Texas Panhandle.
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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.
Battle of Palo Alto
The Battle of Palo Alto was the opening major engagement of the Mexican–American War, fought on May 8, 1846, near present-day Brownsville, Texas, where U.S. forces under General Zachary Taylor used superior artillery to repel a larger Mexican army.
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C.
Battle of Resaca de la Palma
The Battle of Resaca de la Palma was a key 1846 engagement in the Mexican–American War in which U.S. forces under General Zachary Taylor defeated Mexican troops near the Rio Grande, helping secure American control of northern Mexico.
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D.
Battle of Buena Vista
The Battle of Buena Vista was a pivotal 1847 engagement in northern Mexico during the Mexican–American War, where U.S. forces under General Zachary Taylor repelled a much larger Mexican army led by General Antonio López de Santa Anna.
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E.
Kumeyaay attack of 1775
The Kumeyaay attack of 1775 was an indigenous uprising in which Kumeyaay warriors destroyed much of Mission San Diego de Alcalá and killed a missionary, marking one of the earliest and most significant acts of resistance to Spanish colonization in Alta California.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Adobe Walls (1874)
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surface form:
Second Battle of Adobe Walls
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| cause |
Native resistance to buffalo hunting on the Southern Plains
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encroachment of buffalo hunters into Native hunting grounds ⓘ |
| commander |
Isa-tai (Isatai’i)
ⓘ
Quanah Parker ⓘ |
| conflictIn |
United States–Native American wars
ⓘ
surface form:
American Indian Wars
|
| consequence |
accelerated end of large-scale Native resistance in the Texas Panhandle
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helped precipitate the Red River War ⓘ increased U.S. Army operations against Southern Plains tribes ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | United States of America ⓘ |
| date | June 27, 1874 ⓘ |
| foughtOver | control of buffalo hunting grounds ⓘ |
| hasAftermath | subsequent U.S. military campaigns into Indian Territory ⓘ |
| hasApproximateStrength |
about 28 buffalo hunters and traders
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several hundred to over 700 Native American warriors ⓘ |
| hasCombatant |
Anglo-American buffalo hunters
ⓘ
Arapaho ⓘ Cheyenne ⓘ Comanche ⓘ Kiowa people ⓘ
surface form:
Kiowa
Plains Indians ⓘ
surface form:
Plains Indian coalition
United States buffalo hunters ⓘ traders at Adobe Walls ⓘ |
| hasNumberInName | 1874 ⓘ |
| hasPartOfName | Adobe Walls ⓘ |
| hasTheater |
Comanche Wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Plains theater of the American Indian Wars
|
| historicalPeriod | post–Civil War American West ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hutchinson County, Texas
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Texas ⓘ Texas Panhandle ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInRegion | Southern Plains ⓘ |
| notableEvent | long-range rifle shot by Billy Dixon ⓘ |
| notableParticipant |
Bat Masterson
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Billy Dixon ⓘ |
| partOf | Red River War ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Adobe Walls (1874)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
First Battle of Adobe Walls
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| relatedTo |
Red River War
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Red River War ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Plains Indian Wars
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| result | buffalo hunters’ defensive victory ⓘ |
| siteType | buffalo hunters’ trading post ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
Sharps rifle
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bows and arrows ⓘ firearms ⓘ lances ⓘ |
| year | 1874 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Adobe Walls (1874) Description of subject: The Battle of Adobe Walls (1874) was a key engagement on the Southern Plains in which a small group of buffalo hunters repelled a large coalition of Native American warriors, helping to precipitate the Red River War and the end of large-scale Native resistance in the Texas Panhandle.
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