Skeleton Canyon surrender of Geronimo

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event in the Apache Wars historical event military surrender

The Skeleton Canyon surrender of Geronimo was the 1886 capitulation of the famed Apache leader to U.S. forces in Arizona, effectively ending the Apache Wars and large-scale Native American armed resistance in the Southwest.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Geronimo and his followers became prisoners of war	1
Negotiation of Geronimo’s final surrender	1
Skeleton Canyon surrender of Geronimo canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2130904 — 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: Skeleton Canyon surrender of Geronimo
Context triple: [Apache Wars, significantEvent, Skeleton Canyon surrender of Geronimo]

A. Fort Apache
Fort Apache is a 1948 Western film directed by John Ford, renowned for its portrayal of U.S. cavalry life and frontier conflict and for helping define the classic American Western genre.
B. Yuma Crossing
Yuma Crossing is a historic Colorado River crossing in Yuma, Arizona, long serving as a key transportation and migration route in the American Southwest.
C. Dodge City War
The Dodge City War was an 1883 bloodless conflict in Dodge City, Kansas, involving a standoff between rival lawmen and saloon interests that epitomized the power struggles and lawlessness of the American Wild West.
D. Sand Creek
Sand Creek is a smaller stream in Michigan that feeds into the Muskegon River within its watershed.
E. Geronimo
Geronimo was a prominent 19th-century Apache leader and warrior known for his resistance against U.S. and Mexican military campaigns in the American Southwest.
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: Skeleton Canyon surrender of Geronimo
Target entity description: The Skeleton Canyon surrender of Geronimo was the 1886 capitulation of the famed Apache leader to U.S. forces in Arizona, effectively ending the Apache Wars and large-scale Native American armed resistance in the Southwest.

A. Fort Apache
Fort Apache is a 1948 Western film directed by John Ford, renowned for its portrayal of U.S. cavalry life and frontier conflict and for helping define the classic American Western genre.
B. Yuma Crossing
Yuma Crossing is a historic Colorado River crossing in Yuma, Arizona, long serving as a key transportation and migration route in the American Southwest.
C. Dodge City War
The Dodge City War was an 1883 bloodless conflict in Dodge City, Kansas, involving a standoff between rival lawmen and saloon interests that epitomized the power struggles and lawlessness of the American Wild West.
D. Sand Creek
Sand Creek is a smaller stream in Michigan that feeds into the Muskegon River within its watershed.
E. Geronimo
Geronimo was a prominent 19th-century Apache leader and warrior known for his resistance against U.S. and Mexican military campaigns in the American Southwest.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	event in the Apache Wars ⓘ historical event ⓘ military surrender ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Geronimo’s final surrender ⓘ Geronimo’s surrender at Skeleton Canyon ⓘ
associatedWith	Charles B. Gatewood NERFINISHED ⓘ Chiricahua Apache ⓘ Geronimo ⓘ Nelson A. Miles ⓘ
chronology	occurred after multiple previous surrenders and breakouts by Geronimo ⓘ
combatant	Chiricahua Apache ⓘ Geronimo ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America United States Army ⓘ
commander	Brigadier General Nelson A. Miles ⓘ linked to: Nelson A. Miles
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
date	1886-09-04 ⓘ
followedBy	end of organized Apache armed resistance in the Southwest ⓘ removal of Chiricahua Apache to Florida ⓘ transport of Geronimo and his followers as prisoners of war ⓘ
hasParticipant	Chiricahua Apache band ⓘ linked to: Chiricahua Apache Geronimo ⓘ United States Army officers ⓘ linked to: U.S. Army officers United States Army scouts ⓘ linked to: Pawnee Scouts in U.S. Army
historicalContext	U.S. expansion into the Southwest ⓘ conflict between the United States and Apache peoples ⓘ
historicalPeriod	late 19th century ⓘ
location	Arizona Territory ⓘ Skeleton Canyon ⓘ
negotiator	Lieutenant Charles B. Gatewood ⓘ
opponentCommander	Chihuahua ⓘ Geronimo ⓘ Naiche ⓘ Nana ⓘ
partOf	American Indian Wars ⓘ linked to: United States–Native American wars Apache Wars ⓘ
precededBy	Geronimo’s 1885–1886 breakout from the San Carlos Reservation ⓘ U.S. Army pursuit of Geronimo in Mexico and Arizona ⓘ linked to: Geronimo Campaign
result	effective end of the Apache Wars ⓘ end of large-scale Native American armed resistance in the U.S. Southwest ⓘ surrender of Geronimo to U.S. forces ⓘ
significance	marked the close of the American Indian Wars in the Southwest ⓘ symbolized the final defeat of independent Apache bands ⓘ
tookPlaceIn	Chiricahua Mountains region ⓘ linked to: Chiricahua Mountains
treatyOrTerms	Geronimo agreed to lay down arms ⓘ Geronimo and his followers became prisoners of war ⓘ linked to: Skeleton Canyon surrender of Geronimo relocation of Chiricahua Apache away from their homelands ⓘ
year	1886 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Apache Wars → significantEvent → Skeleton Canyon surrender of Geronimo ⓘ

Skeleton Canyon surrender of Geronimo → treatyOrTerms → Geronimo and his followers became prisoners of war ⓘ

linked to: Skeleton Canyon surrender of Geronimo

Charles B. Gatewood → notableWork → Negotiation of Geronimo’s final surrender ⓘ

subject linked to: Lieutenant Charles B. Gatewood