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 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
ⓘ
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
|
| 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
|
| ethnicGroupInvolved | Apache ⓘ |
| hasPart |
ambushes of military patrols
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
hit-and-run raids ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chiricahua Wars
this entity surface form:
Chiricahua Wars