Battle of White Oak Swamp
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The Battle of White Oak Swamp was an 1862 American Civil War engagement in Virginia during the Peninsula Campaign, where Union forces successfully blocked a Confederate attempt to cut off their retreat toward the James River.
All labels observed (1)
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1992091 — 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 White Oak Swamp Context triple: [Seven Days Battles, includesBattle, Battle of White Oak Swamp]
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Battle of White Oak Road
The Battle of White Oak Road was a late–Civil War engagement in March 1865 near Petersburg, Virginia, in which Union forces pushed back Confederate lines, helping to set the stage for the fall of Petersburg and the surrender at Appomattox.
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Battle of Guilford Court House
The Battle of Guilford Court House was a major 1781 engagement in North Carolina during the American Revolutionary War, where heavy British casualties weakened their Southern campaign and helped pave the way to their eventual defeat at Yorktown.
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Battle of Waxhaws
The Battle of Waxhaws was a brutal 1780 American Revolutionary War clash in South Carolina, notorious for a massacre of surrendering Continental troops that fueled Patriot outrage against the British.
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Battle of Cowpens
The Battle of Cowpens was a decisive 1781 American Revolutionary War engagement in South Carolina where General Daniel Morgan’s forces routed the British, marking a turning point in the southern campaign.
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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.
- 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 White Oak Swamp Target entity description: The Battle of White Oak Swamp was an 1862 American Civil War engagement in Virginia during the Peninsula Campaign, where Union forces successfully blocked a Confederate attempt to cut off their retreat toward the James River.
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A.
Battle of White Oak Road
The Battle of White Oak Road was a late–Civil War engagement in March 1865 near Petersburg, Virginia, in which Union forces pushed back Confederate lines, helping to set the stage for the fall of Petersburg and the surrender at Appomattox.
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B.
Battle of Guilford Court House
The Battle of Guilford Court House was a major 1781 engagement in North Carolina during the American Revolutionary War, where heavy British casualties weakened their Southern campaign and helped pave the way to their eventual defeat at Yorktown.
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C.
Battle of Waxhaws
The Battle of Waxhaws was a brutal 1780 American Revolutionary War clash in South Carolina, notorious for a massacre of surrendering Continental troops that fueled Patriot outrage against the British.
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D.
Battle of Cowpens
The Battle of Cowpens was a decisive 1781 American Revolutionary War engagement in South Carolina where General Daniel Morgan’s forces routed the British, marking a turning point in the southern campaign.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of White Oak Swamp Description of subject: The Battle of White Oak Swamp was an 1862 American Civil War engagement in Virginia during the Peninsula Campaign, where Union forces successfully blocked a Confederate attempt to cut off their retreat toward the James River.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Union Army of the Potomac continued retreat toward the James River
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