Red River War
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The Red River War was an 1874–1875 U.S. Army campaign on the Southern Plains that aimed to forcibly remove remaining Native American tribes to reservations, effectively ending large-scale Indigenous resistance in the region.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Red River War canonical | 9 |
| Southern Plains Indian Wars | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6341995 — 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: Red River War Context triple: [10th U.S. Cavalry Regiment, notableEngagement, Red River War]
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A.
Cochise War
The Cochise War was a mid-19th-century conflict between the Chiricahua Apache led by Chief Cochise and the United States, marked by raids and guerrilla warfare across the Southwest following a breakdown in relations in 1861.
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B.
Jicarilla War
The Jicarilla War was a mid-19th-century conflict between the United States and the Jicarilla Apache in the American Southwest, marked by battles over land, resources, and U.S. expansion.
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C.
Geronimo Campaign
The Geronimo Campaign was a late 19th-century U.S. military operation aimed at capturing the Apache leader Geronimo, marking one of the final major conflicts of the Apache Wars.
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D.
Second Creek War
The Second Creek War was an 1836 conflict in Alabama and Georgia between the United States and the Creek (Muscogee) people, arising from tensions over land cessions and forced removal.
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E.
Civil War in Indian Territory
The Civil War in Indian Territory refers to the series of military campaigns, guerrilla conflicts, and internal tribal divisions that took place among Native American nations in present-day Oklahoma during the American Civil War.
- 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: Red River War Target entity description: The Red River War was an 1874–1875 U.S. Army campaign on the Southern Plains that aimed to forcibly remove remaining Native American tribes to reservations, effectively ending large-scale Indigenous resistance in the region.
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A.
Cochise War
The Cochise War was a mid-19th-century conflict between the Chiricahua Apache led by Chief Cochise and the United States, marked by raids and guerrilla warfare across the Southwest following a breakdown in relations in 1861.
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B.
Jicarilla War
The Jicarilla War was a mid-19th-century conflict between the United States and the Jicarilla Apache in the American Southwest, marked by battles over land, resources, and U.S. expansion.
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C.
Geronimo Campaign
The Geronimo Campaign was a late 19th-century U.S. military operation aimed at capturing the Apache leader Geronimo, marking one of the final major conflicts of the Apache Wars.
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D.
Second Creek War
The Second Creek War was an 1836 conflict in Alabama and Georgia between the United States and the Creek (Muscogee) people, arising from tensions over land cessions and forced removal.
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E.
Civil War in Indian Territory
The Civil War in Indian Territory refers to the series of military campaigns, guerrilla conflicts, and internal tribal divisions that took place among Native American nations in present-day Oklahoma during the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military campaign ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Buffalo War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Red River Indian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Arapaho
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Comanche NERFINISHED ⓘ Kiowa NERFINISHED ⓘ Kwahadi Comanche NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Cheyenne NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army ⓘ |
| cause |
buffalo hunters and settlers encroaching on tribal lands
ⓘ
continued Native American resistance to reservation confinement ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Christopher C. Augur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nelson A. Miles NERFINISHED ⓘ Ranald S. Mackenzie NERFINISHED ⓘ William B. Hazen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | Indian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| effect |
accelerated destruction of the Southern Plains bison herds
ⓘ
consolidation of Native Americans onto reservations in Indian Territory ⓘ |
| endDate | 1875 ⓘ |
| goal |
end of large-scale Indigenous resistance on the Southern Plains
ⓘ
forcible removal of Native American tribes to reservations ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post–Civil War era ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | American West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Southern Plains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas Panhandle NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Oklahoma ⓘ western Indian Territory ⓘ |
| militaryStrategy |
search-and-destroy operations against Native encampments
ⓘ
winter campaigning to destroy food supplies and horses ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Adobe Walls (second)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Palo Duro Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Lone Wolf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mow-way NERFINISHED ⓘ Quanah Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
American Indian Wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Red River Indian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Second Battle of Adobe Walls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryOpponents | United States Army vs. Southern Plains tribes ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
American expansion into the Great Plains
ⓘ
Indian reservation system in the United States ⓘ |
| result |
collapse of organized Native American military resistance in the Southern Plains
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decisive United States victory ⓘ end of free-roaming buffalo-hunting lifestyle for many Plains tribes ⓘ forcible relocation of Southern Plains tribes to reservations ⓘ |
| significance | marked the end of major armed Native resistance in the Southern Plains ⓘ |
| startDate | 1874 ⓘ |
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Subject: Red River War Description of subject: The Red River War was an 1874–1875 U.S. Army campaign on the Southern Plains that aimed to forcibly remove remaining Native American tribes to reservations, effectively ending large-scale Indigenous resistance in the region.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Southern Plains Indian Wars