Battle of Swift Creek
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The Battle of Swift Creek was an American Civil War clash in May 1864 near Petersburg, Virginia, in which Union forces attempting to disrupt Confederate rail lines were checked by Confederate defenders as part of the broader Bermuda Hundred operations.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Swift Creek canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23167438 — 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 Swift Creek Context triple: [Bermuda Hundred Campaign, notableEngagement, Battle of Swift Creek]
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Battle of Okolona
The Battle of Okolona was an 1864 American Civil War cavalry clash in Mississippi in which Confederate forces under Nathan Bedford Forrest repelled a Union raid, securing Confederate control of the region.
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Battle of Bloody Run
The Battle of Bloody Run was a 1763 clash near Fort Detroit during Pontiac’s War, where Native American forces ambushed and inflicted heavy casualties on a British detachment.
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Battle of Fish Creek
The Battle of Fish Creek was a key 1885 clash in the North-West Rebellion in which Métis forces under Gabriel Dumont temporarily halted advancing Canadian troops.
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Battle of Tishomingo Creek
The Battle of Tishomingo Creek, better known as the Battle of Brice's Crossroads, was a major 1864 American Civil War engagement in Mississippi where Confederate forces under Nathan Bedford Forrest won a decisive victory over a larger Union force.
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E.
Battle of Southwest Creek
The Battle of Southwest Creek was an American Civil War engagement fought in March 1865 near Kinston, North Carolina, as Confederate forces attempted to slow Union General William T. Sherman's advance through the Carolinas.
- 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 Swift Creek Target entity description: The Battle of Swift Creek was an American Civil War clash in May 1864 near Petersburg, Virginia, in which Union forces attempting to disrupt Confederate rail lines were checked by Confederate defenders as part of the broader Bermuda Hundred operations.
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A.
Battle of Okolona
The Battle of Okolona was an 1864 American Civil War cavalry clash in Mississippi in which Confederate forces under Nathan Bedford Forrest repelled a Union raid, securing Confederate control of the region.
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B.
Battle of Bloody Run
The Battle of Bloody Run was a 1763 clash near Fort Detroit during Pontiac’s War, where Native American forces ambushed and inflicted heavy casualties on a British detachment.
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C.
Battle of Fish Creek
The Battle of Fish Creek was a key 1885 clash in the North-West Rebellion in which Métis forces under Gabriel Dumont temporarily halted advancing Canadian troops.
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D.
Battle of Tishomingo Creek
The Battle of Tishomingo Creek, better known as the Battle of Brice's Crossroads, was a major 1864 American Civil War engagement in Mississippi where Confederate forces under Nathan Bedford Forrest won a decisive victory over a larger Union force.
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E.
Battle of Southwest Creek
The Battle of Southwest Creek was an American Civil War engagement fought in March 1865 near Kinston, North Carolina, as Confederate forces attempted to slow Union General William T. Sherman's advance through the Carolinas.
- F. None of above. chosen
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