Skeleton Canyon surrender of Geronimo
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The Skeleton Canyon surrender of Geronimo was the 1886 capitulation of the famed Apache leader to U.S. forces in Arizona, effectively ending the Apache Wars and large-scale Native American armed resistance in the Southwest.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Geronimo and his followers became prisoners of war | 1 |
| Skeleton Canyon surrender of Geronimo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2130904 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Skeleton Canyon surrender of Geronimo Context triple: [Apache Wars, significantEvent, Skeleton Canyon surrender of Geronimo]
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A.
Fort Apache
Fort Apache is a 1948 Western film directed by John Ford, renowned for its portrayal of U.S. cavalry life and frontier conflict and for helping define the classic American Western genre.
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B.
Yuma Crossing
Yuma Crossing is a historic Colorado River crossing in Yuma, Arizona, long serving as a key transportation and migration route in the American Southwest.
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C.
Dodge City War
The Dodge City War was an 1883 bloodless conflict in Dodge City, Kansas, involving a standoff between rival lawmen and saloon interests that epitomized the power struggles and lawlessness of the American Wild West.
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D.
Sand Creek
Sand Creek is a smaller stream in Michigan that feeds into the Muskegon River within its watershed.
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E.
Geronimo
Geronimo was a prominent 19th-century Apache leader and warrior known for his resistance against U.S. and Mexican military campaigns in the American Southwest.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Skeleton Canyon surrender of Geronimo Target entity description: The Skeleton Canyon surrender of Geronimo was the 1886 capitulation of the famed Apache leader to U.S. forces in Arizona, effectively ending the Apache Wars and large-scale Native American armed resistance in the Southwest.
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A.
Fort Apache
Fort Apache is a 1948 Western film directed by John Ford, renowned for its portrayal of U.S. cavalry life and frontier conflict and for helping define the classic American Western genre.
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B.
Yuma Crossing
Yuma Crossing is a historic Colorado River crossing in Yuma, Arizona, long serving as a key transportation and migration route in the American Southwest.
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C.
Dodge City War
The Dodge City War was an 1883 bloodless conflict in Dodge City, Kansas, involving a standoff between rival lawmen and saloon interests that epitomized the power struggles and lawlessness of the American Wild West.
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D.
Sand Creek
Sand Creek is a smaller stream in Michigan that feeds into the Muskegon River within its watershed.
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E.
Geronimo
Geronimo was a prominent 19th-century Apache leader and warrior known for his resistance against U.S. and Mexican military campaigns in the American Southwest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in the Apache Wars
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historical event ⓘ military surrender ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Geronimo’s final surrender
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Geronimo’s surrender at Skeleton Canyon ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Charles B. Gatewood
NERFINISHED
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Chiricahua Apache ⓘ Geronimo ⓘ Nelson A. Miles ⓘ |
| chronology | occurred after multiple previous surrenders and breakouts by Geronimo ⓘ |
| combatant |
Chiricahua Apache
ⓘ
Geronimo ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
United States Army ⓘ |
| commander |
Nelson A. Miles
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surface form:
Brigadier General Nelson A. Miles
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | 1886-09-04 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
end of organized Apache armed resistance in the Southwest
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removal of Chiricahua Apache to Florida ⓘ transport of Geronimo and his followers as prisoners of war ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Chiricahua Apache
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surface form:
Chiricahua Apache band
Geronimo ⓘ U.S. Army officers ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army officers
Pawnee Scouts in U.S. Army ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army scouts
|
| historicalContext |
U.S. expansion into the Southwest
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conflict between the United States and Apache peoples ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| location |
Arizona Territory
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Skeleton Canyon ⓘ |
| negotiator | Lieutenant Charles B. Gatewood ⓘ |
| opponentCommander |
Chihuahua
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Geronimo ⓘ Naiche ⓘ Nana ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States–Native American wars
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surface form:
American Indian Wars
Apache Wars ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Geronimo’s 1885–1886 breakout from the San Carlos Reservation
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Geronimo Campaign ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Army pursuit of Geronimo in Mexico and Arizona
|
| result |
effective end of the Apache Wars
ⓘ
end of large-scale Native American armed resistance in the U.S. Southwest ⓘ surrender of Geronimo to U.S. forces ⓘ |
| significance |
marked the close of the American Indian Wars in the Southwest
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symbolized the final defeat of independent Apache bands ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn |
Chiricahua Mountains
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surface form:
Chiricahua Mountains region
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| treatyOrTerms |
Geronimo agreed to lay down arms
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Skeleton Canyon surrender of Geronimo self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Geronimo and his followers became prisoners of war
relocation of Chiricahua Apache away from their homelands ⓘ |
| year | 1886 ⓘ |
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Subject: Skeleton Canyon surrender of Geronimo Description of subject: The Skeleton Canyon surrender of Geronimo was the 1886 capitulation of the famed Apache leader to U.S. forces in Arizona, effectively ending the Apache Wars and large-scale Native American armed resistance in the Southwest.
Referenced by (2)
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self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Geronimo and his followers became prisoners of war