Apache Wars

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The Apache Wars were a series of armed conflicts in the 19th century between various Apache groups and the United States (and earlier Mexico), marked by protracted guerrilla resistance in the Southwest.

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Apache Wars canonical 29

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian Wars
series of armed conflicts
cause conflicts over resources and territory
encroachment on Apache lands
retaliation for raids and massacres
conflictBetween Apache tribes
surface form: Apache peoples

Mexico
United States of America
surface form: United States
endTime 1886
followedBy reservation era for Apache peoples
hasPart Cochise War
surface form: Chiricahua Wars

Cochise War
Geronimo Campaign
Jicarilla War
Mimbres Apache conflicts
Yavapai War
surface form: Tonto War

Victorio's War
Yavapai War
locatedIn southwestern United States
surface form: American Southwest

Arizona Territory
New Mexico Territory
Texas
northern Mexico
notableCommander Cochise (Apache leader)
surface form: Cochise

George Crook
Geronimo
James Henry Carleton
John R. Cook
Juh
Kit Carson
Mangas Coloradas
Naiche
Nelson A. Miles
Victorio
opponent American settlers
Chiricahua Apache
Jicarilla Apache
Mescalero Apache
Armed Forces of Mexico
surface form: Mexican Army

Chiricahua Apache
surface form: Mimbreño Apache

Nednhi Apache
United States Army
United States volunteers
Western Apache
partOf United States–Native American wars
surface form: American Indian Wars
result defeat of most Apache resistance
forced relocation of Apache groups to reservations
surrender of Geronimo in 1886
significantEvent Bascom Affair
Battle of Apache Pass
Cibecue Creek battle
Skeleton Canyon surrender of Geronimo
startTime 1849
temporalContext 19th century
useOfWarfareType guerrilla warfare
raiding
scorched earth tactics

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

Apache tribes historicalConflict Apache Wars
Apache treatyOrConflict Apache Wars
Cochise (Apache leader) conflict Apache Wars
subject surface form: Cochise
Geronimo conflict Apache Wars
Navajo Wars relatedTo Apache Wars
Ulzana's Raid settingPeriod Apache Wars
Cochise War relatedTo Apache Wars
Victorio's War partOf Apache Wars
Mimbres Apache conflicts partOf Apache Wars
Victorio conflict Apache Wars
Mangas Coloradas conflict Apache Wars
Juh conflict Apache Wars
John R. Cook participatedIn Apache Wars
John R. Cook conflict Apache Wars
George Crook conflict Apache Wars
Bascom Affair partOf Apache Wars
Battle of Apache Pass conflict Apache Wars
Battle of Apache Pass partOf Apache Wars
Henry Ware Lawton conflict Apache Wars
Cibecue Creek battle conflict Apache Wars
Cibecue Creek battle partOf Apache Wars
Geronimo Campaign conflict Apache Wars
Geronimo Campaign partOf Apache Wars
Western Apache participatedIn Apache Wars
Naiche participantIn Apache Wars
Yavapai War relatedTo Apache Wars