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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instanceOf United States Army officer
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 NERFINISHED
Arizona Territory NERFINISHED
familyName Bascom NERFINISHED
genreOfWork military history subject
givenName George NERFINISHED
hasCauseOfNotability role in early Apache Wars
hasNotableInteractionWith Chiricahua Apache NERFINISHED
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
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
initiated arrest attempt of Cochise during Bascom Affair
timePeriod 19th century

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Bascom Affair namedAfter George Nicholas Bascom