Chickamauga Wars
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The Chickamauga Wars were a series of late 18th-century conflicts in the American Southeast in which a militant faction of the Cherokee and their allies resisted U.S. expansion into their homelands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chickamauga Wars canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military conflict
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war ⓘ |
| cause |
encroachment of settlers on Cherokee lands
ⓘ
resistance to U.S. expansion into Cherokee homelands ⓘ |
| conflictType | series of wars ⓘ |
| countryInvolved | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1794 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupInvolved |
Cherokee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chickasaw NERFINISHED ⓘ Choctaw NERFINISHED ⓘ European American settlers NERFINISHED ⓘ Shawnee NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Muscogee (Creek) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Cherokee–American War of 1776–1783
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southwest Indian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| leader |
Bloody Fellow
NERFINISHED
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Doublehead NERFINISHED ⓘ Dragging Canoe NERFINISHED ⓘ John Watts NERFINISHED ⓘ Little Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
American Southeast
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Tennessee River Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Alabama ⓘ present-day Georgia ⓘ present-day North Carolina ⓘ present-day South Carolina ⓘ present-day Tennessee ⓘ |
| mainBelligerent |
Chickamauga Cherokee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ State of North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ State of South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Territory South of the River Ohio ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Chickamauga Cherokee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposingLeader |
James Robertson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Sevier NERFINISHED ⓘ William Blount NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
American Indian Wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cherokee–American wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
American Revolutionary War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northwest Indian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
cession of large areas of Cherokee land
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defeat of Chickamauga Cherokee faction ⓘ expansion of United States control in the Southeast ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
U.S. and state militia expeditions against Cherokee towns
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attacks on frontier settlements in present-day Tennessee ⓘ raids along the Holston and Watauga rivers ⓘ |
| startTime | 1776 ⓘ |
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