Mimbres Apache conflicts
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The Mimbres Apache conflicts were a series of violent clashes in the 19th century between the Mimbres band of the Apache people and U.S. and Mexican forces in the borderlands of the American Southwest.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apache–United States conflict | 1 |
| Mimbres Apache conflicts canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Mimbres Apache conflicts Context triple: [Apache Wars, hasPart, Mimbres Apache conflicts]
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A.
Navajo Wars
The Navajo Wars were a series of 19th-century conflicts between the Navajo people and the United States (and earlier Spanish and Mexican authorities), marked by campaigns of forced relocation, including the Long Walk to Bosque Redondo.
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B.
Hualapai War
The Hualapai War was a mid-19th-century conflict between the Hualapai people and the United States in what is now Arizona, driven largely by tensions over land, resources, and encroaching settlement.
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C.
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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D.
Modoc War
The Modoc War was an 1872–1873 armed conflict in northern California and southern Oregon between the Modoc people and the United States Army, notable for its protracted guerrilla fighting in the Lava Beds and the execution of Modoc leader Captain Jack.
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E.
Colorado War
The Colorado War was an 1864–1865 conflict between U.S. forces, Colorado Territory militia, and several Plains tribes—most notably the Cheyenne and Arapaho—marked by brutal violence including the Sand Creek Massacre.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Mimbres Apache conflicts Target entity description: The Mimbres Apache conflicts were a series of violent clashes in the 19th century between the Mimbres band of the Apache people and U.S. and Mexican forces in the borderlands of the American Southwest.
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A.
Navajo Wars
The Navajo Wars were a series of 19th-century conflicts between the Navajo people and the United States (and earlier Spanish and Mexican authorities), marked by campaigns of forced relocation, including the Long Walk to Bosque Redondo.
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B.
Hualapai War
The Hualapai War was a mid-19th-century conflict between the Hualapai people and the United States in what is now Arizona, driven largely by tensions over land, resources, and encroaching settlement.
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C.
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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D.
Modoc War
The Modoc War was an 1872–1873 armed conflict in northern California and southern Oregon between the Modoc people and the United States Army, notable for its protracted guerrilla fighting in the Lava Beds and the execution of Modoc leader Captain Jack.
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E.
Colorado War
The Colorado War was an 1864–1865 conflict between U.S. forces, Colorado Territory militia, and several Plains tribes—most notably the Cheyenne and Arapaho—marked by brutal violence including the Sand Creek Massacre.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apache Wars engagement
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military conflict ⓘ |
| broaderContext | colonial and national expansion into indigenous lands ⓘ |
| cause |
U.S. and Mexican expansion into Apache homelands
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competition over land and resources ⓘ encroachment on Mimbres Apache territory ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
hit-and-run tactics
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retaliatory raids ⓘ small-scale skirmishes ⓘ |
| conflictType |
frontier conflict
ⓘ
guerrilla warfare ⓘ indigenous resistance ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupInvolved |
Mimbres band of the Apache
ⓘ
linked to:
Mescalero Apache
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| hasEffect |
displacement of Mimbres Apache communities
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escalation of violence in the U.S.–Mexico borderlands ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Apache homelands in the Southwest ⓘ |
| involves |
cross-border operations
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military campaigns against Apache groups ⓘ raids on settlements ⓘ |
| location |
American Southwest
ⓘ
linked to:
southwestern United States
Chihuahuan Desert region ⓘ
linked to:
Chihuahuan Desert
Mimbres River region ⓘ
linked to:
Mimbres Valley
New Mexico Territory ⓘ U.S.–Mexico borderlands ⓘ
linked to:
U.S.–Mexico borderlands region
northern Mexico ⓘ |
| mainOpponents | Mimbres Apache vs. U.S. and Mexican forces ⓘ |
| opposingForce |
Mexican state militias
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linked to:
Mexican forces
U.S. frontier military posts ⓘ |
| participant |
Apache people
ⓘ
linked to:
Apache tribes
Mexican military forces ⓘ
linked to:
Armed Forces of Mexico
Mexico ⓘ Mimbres Apache ⓘ
linked to:
Chiricahua Apache
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
United States Army ⓘ |
| partOf | Apache Wars ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Chiricahua Apache conflicts
ⓘ
Mogollon-Datil Apache conflicts ⓘ U.S.–Mexico borderlands history ⓘ
linked to:
U.S.–Mexico borderlands region
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| startTime | 19th century ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
borderlands history scholarship
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studies of Apache resistance ⓘ |
| temporalContext | 19th-century American frontier period ⓘ |
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Subject: Mimbres Apache conflicts Description of subject: The Mimbres Apache conflicts were a series of violent clashes in the 19th century between the Mimbres band of the Apache people and U.S. and Mexican forces in the borderlands of the American Southwest.
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