Modoc War

E50602

Indian War armed conflict war

The Modoc War was an 1872–1873 armed conflict in northern California and southern Oregon between the Modoc people and the United States Army, notable for its protracted guerrilla fighting in the Lava Beds and the execution of Modoc leader Captain Jack.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Modoc War canonical	10
Modoc Campaign	1
Modoc Indian War	1
Modoc War battlefields	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indian War ⓘ armed conflict ⓘ war ⓘ
casualties	significant on both sides ⓘ
cause	Modoc resistance to relocation to Klamath Reservation ⓘ disputes over land and reservations ⓘ
conflictBetween	Modoc people ⓘ United States Army ⓘ
countryInvolved	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
endTime	1873 ⓘ
ethnicGroupInvolved	Modoc ⓘ
hasAftermath	division of Modoc survivors between Oregon and Indian Territory ⓘ increased U.S. military presence in the region ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Modoc War ⓘ surface form: Modoc Campaign Modoc War ⓘ surface form: Modoc Indian War
hasBelligerent	Klamath allies of the United States ⓘ Modoc people ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
hasCommander	Alvan C. Gillem ⓘ Captain Jack ⓘ Edward R. S. Canby ⓘ Jefferson C. Davis ⓘ
hasKeyEvent	assassination of General Edward R. S. Canby ⓘ final Modoc surrender in 1873 ⓘ peace commission meeting of April 11, 1873 ⓘ siege of Captain Jack’s Stronghold ⓘ
hasLegalConsequence	trial and execution of Captain Jack ⓘ trial and execution of other Modoc leaders ⓘ
hasMainTheater	Lava Beds ⓘ Lava Beds ⓘ surface form: Lava Beds National Monument
historicalPeriod	Reconstruction era ⓘ surface form: Reconstruction era United States
location	Northern California ⓘ surface form: northern California southern Oregon ⓘ
namedAfter	Modoc people ⓘ
notableFor	execution of Captain Jack ⓘ protracted guerrilla fighting ⓘ
partOf	United States–Native American wars ⓘ surface form: American Indian Wars
result	United States victory ⓘ execution of Modoc leaders ⓘ relocation of surviving Modoc to Indian Territory ⓘ
startTime	1872 ⓘ
tookPlaceIn	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California Oregon ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States

Referenced by (13)

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

United States–Native American wars → notableSubconflict → Modoc War ⓘ

Modoc War → hasAlternativeName → Modoc War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Modoc Campaign

Modoc War → hasAlternativeName → Modoc War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Modoc Indian War

Modoc people → historicalEvent → Modoc War ⓘ

Ulysses S. Grant administration → significantEvent → Modoc War ⓘ

George Crook → conflict → Modoc War ⓘ

Lava Beds → knownFor → Modoc War ⓘ

subject surface form: Lava Beds National Monument

this entity surface form: Modoc War battlefields

Lava Beds → historicalEventSite → Modoc War ⓘ

subject surface form: Lava Beds National Monument

Captain Jack → notableFor → Modoc War ⓘ

Captain Jack → conflict → Modoc War ⓘ

Modoc → historicalEvent → Modoc War ⓘ

Edward R. S. Canby → conflict → Modoc War ⓘ

Edward R. S. Canby → killedIn → Modoc War ⓘ