Battle of Aldie (American Civil War)
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The Battle of Aldie (American Civil War) was a June 1863 cavalry engagement in Virginia between Union and Confederate forces during the Gettysburg Campaign, noted for its intense mounted fighting and strategic role in screening troop movements.
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| Battle of Aldie (American Civil War) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17820475 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Aldie (American Civil War) Context triple: [Aldie, Virginia, historicEvent, Battle of Aldie (American Civil War)]
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Battle of McDowell
The Battle of McDowell was an American Civil War engagement in May 1862 in western Virginia, where Confederate forces under Stonewall Jackson defeated Union troops as part of his famed Shenandoah Valley operations.
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Battle of Campbell’s Station
The Battle of Campbell’s Station was an American Civil War engagement fought on November 16, 1863, near Knoxville, Tennessee, in which Union forces conducted a strategic fighting withdrawal to delay a Confederate advance.
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Battle of Belle Grove
The Battle of Belle Grove, more widely known as the Battle of Cedar Creek, was a major 1864 American Civil War engagement in the Shenandoah Valley that secured Union control of the region and boosted Abraham Lincoln’s reelection prospects.
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Battle of Boydton Plank Road
The Battle of Boydton Plank Road was an 1864 American Civil War engagement in Virginia in which Union forces attempted to cut a key Confederate supply route during the protracted operations around Petersburg.
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Battle of Ezra Church
The Battle of Ezra Church was an 1864 American Civil War engagement near Atlanta, Georgia, in which Union forces repelled Confederate attacks during General William T. Sherman’s drive to capture the city.
- 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: Battle of Aldie (American Civil War) Target entity description: The Battle of Aldie (American Civil War) was a June 1863 cavalry engagement in Virginia between Union and Confederate forces during the Gettysburg Campaign, noted for its intense mounted fighting and strategic role in screening troop movements.
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A.
Battle of McDowell
The Battle of McDowell was an American Civil War engagement in May 1862 in western Virginia, where Confederate forces under Stonewall Jackson defeated Union troops as part of his famed Shenandoah Valley operations.
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B.
Battle of Campbell’s Station
The Battle of Campbell’s Station was an American Civil War engagement fought on November 16, 1863, near Knoxville, Tennessee, in which Union forces conducted a strategic fighting withdrawal to delay a Confederate advance.
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C.
Battle of Belle Grove
The Battle of Belle Grove, more widely known as the Battle of Cedar Creek, was a major 1864 American Civil War engagement in the Shenandoah Valley that secured Union control of the region and boosted Abraham Lincoln’s reelection prospects.
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D.
Battle of Boydton Plank Road
The Battle of Boydton Plank Road was an 1864 American Civil War engagement in Virginia in which Union forces attempted to cut a key Confederate supply route during the protracted operations around Petersburg.
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E.
Battle of Ezra Church
The Battle of Ezra Church was an 1864 American Civil War engagement near Atlanta, Georgia, in which Union forces repelled Confederate attacks during General William T. Sherman’s drive to capture the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
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