George Nicholas Bascom
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George Nicholas Bascom was a U.S. Army officer whose role in a pivotal 1861 confrontation with the Apache leader Cochise made him a notable, if controversial, figure in the early Apache Wars.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| George Nicholas Bascom canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Army officer
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human ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity | American Southwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Apache Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryServed | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| eventLocation |
Apache Pass region
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Arizona Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Bascom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | military history subject ⓘ |
| givenName | George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCauseOfNotability | role in early Apache Wars ⓘ |
| hasNotableInteractionWith |
Chiricahua Apache
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Cochise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalImpact | escalation of hostilities between U.S. forces and Chiricahua Apache ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | controversial figure in Apache–U.S. relations ⓘ |
| middleName | Nicholas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryConflictContext | American Indian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | lieutenant ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
1861 confrontation with Apache leader Cochise
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Bascom Affair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Army officers involved in Indian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | U.S. Army officer ⓘ |
| roleInEvent |
U.S. Army representative in negotiations with Cochise
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initiated arrest attempt of Cochise during Bascom Affair ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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