Bascom Affair

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The Bascom Affair was an 1861 confrontation between the U.S. Army and the Chiricahua Apache that sparked a cycle of violence and is often seen as the event that ignited the Apache Wars.

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Bascom Affair canonical 4
Bascom Affair of 1861 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
military conflict
belligerent Chiricahua Apache
Cochise (Apache leader)
surface form: Cochise

United States Army
casusBelli alleged kidnapping of Felix Ward (Mickey Free)
cause dispute over a kidnapped boy and stolen livestock
commandedBy Lieutenant George Nicholas Bascom
conflictType confrontation
skirmish
countryInvolved United States of America
describedAs event that ignited the Apache Wars
endDate 1861-02
followedBy prolonged Apache resistance in Arizona and New Mexico
hasEffect ignited the Apache Wars
sparked a cycle of violence between U.S. forces and the Chiricahua Apache
historicalPeriod American Civil War
surface form: American Civil War era
historicalRegion southwestern United States
surface form: American Southwest
involvedEthnicGroup Apache
Chiricahua Apache
location Apache Pass
Arizona Territory
United States of America
surface form: United States
namedAfter George Nicholas Bascom
notableFor mishandling of negotiations with Cochise
triggering decades of conflict in the region
opponentCommander Cochise (Apache leader)
surface form: Cochise
partOf Apache Wars
result breakdown of relations between Cochise and U.S. authorities
escalation of hostilities
startDate 1861-02
year 1861

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Apache Wars significantEvent Bascom Affair
Cochise (Apache leader) conflict Bascom Affair
subject surface form: Cochise
Cochise (Apache leader) notableEvent Bascom Affair
subject surface form: Cochise
this entity surface form: Bascom Affair of 1861
Cochise War relatedTo Bascom Affair
Battle of Apache Pass relatedEvent Bascom Affair