Battle of Van Nest's Mill
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The Battle of Van Nest's Mill was a 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement in New Jersey in which Continental and militia forces attacked and disrupted a British foraging party.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21409648 — 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 Van Nest's Mill Context triple: [Battle of Millstone, alsoKnownAs, Battle of Van Nest's Mill]
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Battle of Armstrong's Mill
The Battle of Armstrong's Mill was an 1865 engagement in the American Civil War, fought as part of the Petersburg Campaign in Virginia, in which Union forces sought to extend their lines and cut Confederate supply routes.
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Battle of Burgess Mill
The Battle of Burgess Mill was an 1864 American Civil War engagement near Petersburg, Virginia, in which Union forces attempted to cut a key Confederate supply route along the Boydton Plank Road.
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Battle of Lewis’s Farm
The Battle of Lewis’s Farm was a late-March 1865 engagement in the American Civil War in which Union forces pushed back Confederate lines near Petersburg, Virginia, helping set the stage for the collapse of Robert E. Lee’s army.
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Battle of Cooch’s Bridge
The Battle of Cooch’s Bridge was a 1777 American Revolutionary War skirmish in Delaware notable as the only major land engagement fought in that colony and as an early clash preceding the British advance toward Philadelphia.
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Battle of Cumberland Church
The Battle of Cumberland Church was a late-April 1865 engagement in the American Civil War’s Appomattox Campaign, in which Union forces clashed with Robert E. Lee’s retreating Confederate army just days before its final surrender.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Van Nest's Mill Target entity description: The Battle of Van Nest's Mill was a 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement in New Jersey in which Continental and militia forces attacked and disrupted a British foraging party.
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A.
Battle of Armstrong's Mill
The Battle of Armstrong's Mill was an 1865 engagement in the American Civil War, fought as part of the Petersburg Campaign in Virginia, in which Union forces sought to extend their lines and cut Confederate supply routes.
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B.
Battle of Burgess Mill
The Battle of Burgess Mill was an 1864 American Civil War engagement near Petersburg, Virginia, in which Union forces attempted to cut a key Confederate supply route along the Boydton Plank Road.
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C.
Battle of Lewis’s Farm
The Battle of Lewis’s Farm was a late-March 1865 engagement in the American Civil War in which Union forces pushed back Confederate lines near Petersburg, Virginia, helping set the stage for the collapse of Robert E. Lee’s army.
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D.
Battle of Cooch’s Bridge
The Battle of Cooch’s Bridge was a 1777 American Revolutionary War skirmish in Delaware notable as the only major land engagement fought in that colony and as an early clash preceding the British advance toward Philadelphia.
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E.
Battle of Cumberland Church
The Battle of Cumberland Church was a late-April 1865 engagement in the American Civil War’s Appomattox Campaign, in which Union forces clashed with Robert E. Lee’s retreating Confederate army just days before its final surrender.
- F. None of above. chosen
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