Modoc War

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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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Generate an image of the 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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Label Occurrences
Modoc War canonical 25
1872–1873 Modoc War 1
Modoc Campaign 1

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian War ⓘ
armed conflict ⓘ
war ⓘ
casualties significant on both sides ⓘ
cause Modoc resistance to relocation to Klamath Reservation ⓘ
disputes over land and reservations ⓘ
conflictBetween Modoc people ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
countryInvolved United States ⓘ
endTime 1873 ⓘ
ethnicGroupInvolved Modoc ⓘ
hasAftermath division of Modoc survivors between Oregon and Indian Territory ⓘ
increased U.S. military presence in the region ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Modoc Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Modoc War

Modoc Indian War ⓘ
linked to: Modoc War
hasBelligerent Klamath allies of the United States ⓘ
Modoc people ⓘ
United States ⓘ
hasCommander Alvan C. Gillem ⓘ
Captain Jack ⓘ
Edward R. S. Canby ⓘ
Jefferson C. Davis ⓘ
hasKeyEvent assassination of General Edward R. S. Canby ⓘ
final Modoc surrender in 1873 ⓘ
peace commission meeting of April 11, 1873 ⓘ
siege of Captain Jack’s Stronghold ⓘ
hasLegalConsequence trial and execution of Captain Jack ⓘ
trial and execution of other Modoc leaders ⓘ
hasMainTheater Lava Beds ⓘ
Lava Beds National Monument ⓘ
linked to: Lava Beds
historicalPeriod Reconstruction era United States ⓘ
linked to: Reconstruction era
location northern California ⓘ
linked to: Northern California

southern Oregon ⓘ
namedAfter Modoc people ⓘ
notableFor execution of Captain Jack ⓘ
protracted guerrilla fighting ⓘ
partOf American Indian Wars ⓘ
result United States victory ⓘ
execution of Modoc leaders ⓘ
relocation of surviving Modoc to Indian Territory ⓘ
startTime 1872 ⓘ
tookPlaceIn California ⓘ
Oregon ⓘ
United States ⓘ

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Referenced by (30)

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

Modoc War → hasAlternativeName → Modoc Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Modoc War
Modoc War → hasAlternativeName → Modoc Indian War ⓘ
linked to: Modoc War
Modoc people → historicalEvent → Modoc War ⓘ
George Crook → conflict → Modoc War ⓘ
Lava Beds National Monument → knownFor → Modoc War battlefields ⓘ
subject linked to: Lava Beds
linked to: Modoc War
Lava Beds National Monument → historicalEventSite → Modoc War ⓘ
subject linked to: Lava Beds
Captain Jack → notableFor → Modoc War ⓘ
Captain Jack → conflict → Modoc War ⓘ
Modoc → historicalEvent → Modoc War ⓘ
Edward R. S. Canby → conflict → Modoc War ⓘ
Edward R. S. Canby → killedIn → Modoc War ⓘ
Grant administration → hasEvent → Modoc War ⓘ
Kintpuash → conflict → Modoc War ⓘ
Gillem’s Camp → partOf → Modoc War ⓘ
Gillem’s Camp → usedDuringConflict → Modoc War (1872–1873) ⓘ
linked to: Modoc War
Hospital Rock → associatedWith → Modoc War ⓘ
Hospital Rock → hasHistoricalPeriod → 1872–1873 Modoc War ⓘ
linked to: Modoc War
Battle of the Stronghold → partOf → Modoc War ⓘ
George Crook → conflict → Modoc War ⓘ
subject linked to: General George Crook
Bannock War → precededBy → Modoc War ⓘ