Battle of Apache Pass
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The Battle of Apache Pass was a key 1862 engagement in Arizona Territory between U.S. forces and Apache warriors that marked a turning point in the Apache Wars of the American Southwest.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Apache Pass canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2130902 — 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 Apache Pass Context triple: [Apache Wars, significantEvent, Battle of Apache Pass]
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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 Fort Nelson
The Battle of Fort Nelson was a late 17th-century conflict in Hudson Bay in which French forces under Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville captured an English trading post, asserting French influence over the fur trade in the region.
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C.
Battle of Camino Real
The Battle of Camino Real was a significant military engagement during Ecuador’s struggle to break free from Spanish colonial rule in the early 19th century.
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Battle of Adobe Walls (1874)
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Apache Pass Target entity description: The Battle of Apache Pass was a key 1862 engagement in Arizona Territory between U.S. forces and Apache warriors that marked a turning point in the Apache Wars of the American Southwest.
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A.
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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B.
Battle of Fort Nelson
The Battle of Fort Nelson was a late 17th-century conflict in Hudson Bay in which French forces under Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville captured an English trading post, asserting French influence over the fur trade in the region.
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C.
Battle of Camino Real
The Battle of Camino Real was a significant military engagement during Ecuador’s struggle to break free from Spanish colonial rule in the early 19th century.
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D.
Battle of Adobe Walls (1874)
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| associatedPeople |
Cochise (Apache leader)
ⓘ
surface form:
Cochise
Mangas Coloradas ⓘ Thomas L. Roberts ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Apache warriors
ⓘ
Chiricahua Apache ⓘ United States Army ⓘ |
| casualties | U.S. and Apache casualties on both sides ⓘ |
| commander |
Captain Thomas L. Roberts
ⓘ
Cochise (Apache leader) ⓘ
surface form:
Cochise
Mangas Coloradas ⓘ |
| conflict | Apache Wars ⓘ |
| conflictType | U.S.–Native American conflict ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1862-07-15 ⓘ |
| describedAs | turning point in the Apache Wars ⓘ |
| endDate | 1862-07-16 ⓘ |
| era | American Civil War era ⓘ |
| followedBy | construction of Fort Bowie near Apache Pass ⓘ |
| hasName | Battle of Apache Pass self-link ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | New Mexico Territory ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
1st California Infantry Regiment
ⓘ
California Column ⓘ California volunteer cavalry ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| location |
southwestern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
American Southwest
Apache Pass ⓘ Arizona Territory ⓘ |
| notableFor | first significant use of artillery against the Apache in Arizona Territory ⓘ |
| objective | secure route for the California Column through Apache Pass ⓘ |
| partOf |
Western Theater of the American Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
American Civil War Western Theater
Apache Wars ⓘ United States–Native American wars ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Wars
|
| precededBy | skirmishes between U.S. forces and Apache in Arizona Territory ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Bascom Affair ⓘ |
| relatedPlace | Fort Bowie ⓘ |
| result | United States victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1862-07-15 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | controlled key overland route between New Mexico and California ⓘ |
| terrain |
desert canyon
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mountain pass ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
artillery
ⓘ
howitzer ⓘ |
| year | 1862 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Apache Pass Description of subject: The Battle of Apache Pass was a key 1862 engagement in Arizona Territory between U.S. forces and Apache warriors that marked a turning point in the Apache Wars of the American Southwest.
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