25th Infantry Regiment

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The 25th Infantry Regiment was a historic African American unit of the United States Army, renowned for its service on the Western frontier and in later conflicts as part of the Buffalo Soldiers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf African American military unit ⓘ
Buffalo Soldiers unit ⓘ
United States Army regiment ⓘ
activeInConflict Indian Wars ⓘ
Korean War ⓘ
Mexican Expedition ⓘ
Philippine–American War ⓘ
Spanish–American War ⓘ
World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
allegiance Union (United States) ⓘ
associatedWith Buffalo Soldiers ⓘ
color Black troops ⓘ
commandLanguage English ⓘ
conducted 1897 bicycle corps expedition from Fort Missoula to St. Louis ⓘ
consequenceOfEvent dishonorable discharge of many enlisted men in Brownsville Affair ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
dateOfEvent Brownsville Affair 1906 ⓘ
linked to: Brownsville Affair
decoratedFor service in Korean War ⓘ
disbanded 20th century ⓘ
duty frontier defense ⓘ
garrison duty in Western forts ⓘ
guarding settlers and mail routes ⓘ
ethnicComposition African American enlisted men ⓘ
formedFrom African American soldiers ⓘ
garrison Fort Davis, Texas ⓘ
linked to: Fort Davis

Fort Huachuca, Arizona ⓘ
linked to: Fort Huachuca

Fort Missoula, Montana ⓘ
linked to: Fort Missoula

Fort Randall, Dakota Territory ⓘ
linked to: Fort Randall

Fort Snelling, Minnesota ⓘ
linked to: Fort Snelling
hasHeritage African American military history ⓘ
Buffalo Soldiers tradition ⓘ
linked to: Buffalo Soldiers
integratedInto desegregated U.S. Army after 1948 ⓘ
involvedIn Brownsville Affair ⓘ
knownFor bicycle infantry experiments ⓘ
high discipline and low desertion rates ⓘ
service on the Western frontier ⓘ
laterOutcome Brownsville Affair discharges later reversed ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Army ⓘ
nickname Buffalo Soldiers ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of San Juan Hill ⓘ
Santiago campaign ⓘ
partOf United States Army ⓘ
raceSegregation segregated African American unit with white officers ⓘ
role infantry ⓘ
stationedOn American Western frontier ⓘ
type line infantry regiment ⓘ

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

Buffalo Soldiers → hasUnit → 25th Infantry Regiment ⓘ
Buffalo Soldiers Monument at Fort Leavenworth → commemorates → 25th Infantry Regiment (United States) ⓘ
linked to: 25th Infantry Regiment
Fort Concho → garrisonedBy → 25th Infantry Regiment ⓘ
subject linked to: Fort Concho, Texas
Buffalo Soldier Monument → dedicatedTo → 25th Infantry Regiment (United States) ⓘ
linked to: 25th Infantry Regiment
Camp Harry J. Jones → garrisoned → 25th Infantry Regiment (United States) ⓘ
subject linked to: Camp Harry J. Jones, Arizona
linked to: 25th Infantry Regiment