Seven Days Battles
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The Seven Days Battles were a series of American Civil War engagements in 1862 near Richmond, Virginia, in which Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee halted the Union Army’s Peninsula Campaign.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Seven Days Battles canonical | 114 |
| Seven Days Battles (opening phase) | 1 |
| Seven Days Battles (operational context of the Peninsula Campaign) | 1 |
| Seven Days Battles, June–July 1862 | 1 |
| Seven Days’ Battles | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T185970 — 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: Seven Days Battles Context triple: [Robert E. Lee, battledIn, Seven Days Battles]
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A.
Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam was a pivotal 1862 clash in the American Civil War, known as the bloodiest single day in U.S. military history and a turning point that enabled Abraham Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
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B.
Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was a pivotal three-day Civil War clash in 1863 that marked a turning point in favor of the Union and became one of the conflict’s bloodiest and most famous engagements.
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C.
Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh was a major early American Civil War clash in April 1862 in southwestern Tennessee, marked by heavy casualties and a hard-fought Union victory that foreshadowed the war’s bloody scale.
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D.
Battle of Stillman’s Run
The Battle of Stillman’s Run was an 1832 skirmish in Illinois during the Black Hawk War, notable for a panicked retreat by Illinois militia forces after a clash with Sauk leader Black Hawk’s warriors.
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E.
Battle of Monmouth
The Battle of Monmouth was a major 1778 Revolutionary War engagement in New Jersey where General George Washington’s Continental Army fought British forces to a hard-fought tactical draw, showcasing the improved discipline and resilience of American troops.
- 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: Seven Days Battles Target entity description: The Seven Days Battles were a series of American Civil War engagements in 1862 near Richmond, Virginia, in which Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee halted the Union Army’s Peninsula Campaign.
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A.
Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam was a pivotal 1862 clash in the American Civil War, known as the bloodiest single day in U.S. military history and a turning point that enabled Abraham Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
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B.
Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was a pivotal three-day Civil War clash in 1863 that marked a turning point in favor of the Union and became one of the conflict’s bloodiest and most famous engagements.
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C.
Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh was a major early American Civil War clash in April 1862 in southwestern Tennessee, marked by heavy casualties and a hard-fought Union victory that foreshadowed the war’s bloody scale.
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D.
Battle of Stillman’s Run
The Battle of Stillman’s Run was an 1832 skirmish in Illinois during the Black Hawk War, notable for a panicked retreat by Illinois militia forces after a clash with Sauk leader Black Hawk’s warriors.
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E.
Battle of Monmouth
The Battle of Monmouth was a major 1778 Revolutionary War engagement in New Jersey where General George Washington’s Continental Army fought British forces to a hard-fought tactical draw, showcasing the improved discipline and resilience of American troops.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Seven Days Battles Description of subject: The Seven Days Battles were a series of American Civil War engagements in 1862 near Richmond, Virginia, in which Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee halted the Union Army’s Peninsula Campaign.
Referenced by (118)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
George McClellan
linked to: Seven Days Battles
subject linked to:
Battle of Gaines’s Mill
subject linked to:
Confederate Brigadier General Robert Toombs