Geronimo agreed to lay down arms

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"Geronimo agreed to lay down arms" refers to the historic 1886 decision by the Apache leader Geronimo to surrender to U.S. forces, effectively ending major armed Apache resistance in the American Southwest.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historicalEvent
militarySurrender
alsoKnownAs Geronimo’s surrender of 1886
surrender of Geronimo
cause exhaustion of Apache resistance
pursuit by U.S. and Mexican forces
sustained U.S. military pressure
conflict Apache Wars NERFINISHED
Geronimo Campaign NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
date 1886
documentedIn U.S. Army reports NERFINISHED
contemporary newspaper accounts
later historical studies of the Apache Wars
ethnicGroupOfLeader Chiricahua Apache NERFINISHED
followedBy detention at Fort Pickens
subsequent relocation to Fort Sill, Oklahoma
transport of Geronimo and followers to Florida
historicalImpact contributed to the closing of the American frontier
historicalPeriod late 19th century
leaderRole Apache leader
location American Southwest NERFINISHED
Arizona Territory NERFINISHED
Skeleton Canyon NERFINISHED
mainSubject Geronimo NERFINISHED
opponentRole U.S. military forces
participant Apache warriors
General Nelson A. Miles NERFINISHED
Geronimo NERFINISHED
Lieutenant Charles B. Gatewood NERFINISHED
United States Army NERFINISHED
partOf final phase of the Apache Wars
relatedTo Native American–United States military relations
U.S. expansion into the Southwest
policy of Indian removal and confinement
result end of major armed Apache resistance in the American Southwest
imprisonment of Geronimo as prisoner of war
relocation of Geronimo and his followers
surrender of Geronimo
significance marked the end of large-scale Native American armed resistance in the Southwest
symbolized U.S. consolidation of control over the Southwest

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Skeleton Canyon surrender of Geronimo treatyOrTerms Geronimo agreed to lay down arms