Battle of Cedar Creek (1876)
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The Battle of Cedar Creek (1876) was a lesser-known engagement of the Great Sioux War of 1876 between U.S. Army forces and Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne warriors on the Northern Plains.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Cedar Creek (1876) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2256859 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Cedar Creek (1876) Context triple: [Great Sioux War of 1876, notableBattle, Battle of Cedar Creek (1876)]
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Battle of Cedar Creek
The Battle of Cedar Creek was a major 1864 Civil War engagement in the Shenandoah Valley that secured Union control of the region and boosted Northern morale late in the war.
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B.
Battle of the Powder River (1876)
The Battle of the Powder River (1876) was an early engagement of the Great Sioux War in which U.S. Army forces attacked a Northern Cheyenne and Oglala Lakota village in present-day Montana, setting the stage for subsequent conflicts like the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
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Battle of the Tongue River (1876)
The Battle of the Tongue River (1876) was a U.S. Army attack led by General George Crook against a Northern Cheyenne village in present-day Wyoming during the Great Sioux War, resulting in the destruction of the village but limited strategic impact.
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D.
Battle of the Yellowstone (1876)
The Battle of the Yellowstone (1876) was a minor engagement during the Great Sioux War in which U.S. Army forces clashed with Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne warriors along the Yellowstone River in present-day Montana.
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E.
Cibecue Creek battle
The Cibecue Creek battle was an 1881 clash in Arizona Territory between U.S. Army forces and White Mountain Apache that marked a major turning point in the Apache Wars by intensifying resistance and mistrust on both sides.
- 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 Cedar Creek (1876) Target entity description: The Battle of Cedar Creek (1876) was a lesser-known engagement of the Great Sioux War of 1876 between U.S. Army forces and Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne warriors on the Northern Plains.
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A.
Battle of Cedar Creek
The Battle of Cedar Creek was a major 1864 Civil War engagement in the Shenandoah Valley that secured Union control of the region and boosted Northern morale late in the war.
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B.
Battle of the Powder River (1876)
The Battle of the Powder River (1876) was an early engagement of the Great Sioux War in which U.S. Army forces attacked a Northern Cheyenne and Oglala Lakota village in present-day Montana, setting the stage for subsequent conflicts like the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
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C.
Battle of the Tongue River (1876)
The Battle of the Tongue River (1876) was a U.S. Army attack led by General George Crook against a Northern Cheyenne village in present-day Wyoming during the Great Sioux War, resulting in the destruction of the village but limited strategic impact.
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D.
Battle of the Yellowstone (1876)
The Battle of the Yellowstone (1876) was a minor engagement during the Great Sioux War in which U.S. Army forces clashed with Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne warriors along the Yellowstone River in present-day Montana.
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E.
Cibecue Creek battle
The Cibecue Creek battle was an 1881 clash in Arizona Territory between U.S. Army forces and White Mountain Apache that marked a major turning point in the Apache Wars by intensifying resistance and mistrust on both sides.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| conflict | Great Sioux War of 1876 ⓘ |
| conflictType |
Indian Wars engagement
ⓘ
U.S.–Native American battle ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| ethnicGroupInvolved |
Lakota Sioux
ⓘ
linked to:
Oglala Lakota
Northern Cheyenne ⓘ |
| hasCombatant |
Lakota Sioux warriors
ⓘ
linked to:
Lakota warriors
Northern Cheyenne warriors ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Cheyenne
United States Army ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Lakota Sioux
ⓘ
linked to:
Sioux people
Northern Cheyenne ⓘ United States Army ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
post–Civil War era ⓘ |
| location |
Northern Plains
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Plains
|
| notableFor | being a lesser-known engagement of the Great Sioux War of 1876 ⓘ |
| opposingForces | United States Army vs. Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne warriors ⓘ |
| partOf |
Great Sioux War of 1876
ⓘ
Indian Wars ⓘ
linked to:
United States–Native American wars
|
| relatedTo |
Lakota Wars
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Sioux War of 1876
Northern Cheyenne resistance ⓘ |
| temporalContext | 1876 ⓘ |
| warTheater |
Northern Plains
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Plains
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Cedar Creek (1876) Description of subject: The Battle of Cedar Creek (1876) was a lesser-known engagement of the Great Sioux War of 1876 between U.S. Army forces and Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne warriors on the Northern Plains.
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