Battle of Catawba Ford
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The Battle of Catawba Ford, also known as the Battle of Fishing Creek, was a 1780 American Revolutionary War engagement in South Carolina in which British forces under Banastre Tarleton routed a detachment of Continental troops led by Thomas Sumter.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Catawba Ford canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7607506 — 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 Catawba Ford Context triple: [Battle of Fishing Creek, alsoKnownAs, Battle of Catawba Ford]
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Battle of White Oak Swamp
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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Battle of Matson’s Ford
The Battle of Matson’s Ford was a minor engagement of the American Revolutionary War in December 1777, in which British forces disrupted Continental Army movements near the Schuylkill River during the Philadelphia campaign.
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Battle of Savage’s Station
The Battle of Savage’s Station was an 1862 American Civil War engagement during the Peninsula Campaign in which Union forces retreating toward the James River clashed with pursuing Confederate troops in Henrico County, Virginia.
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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 Withlacoochee
The Battle of Withlacoochee was an 1835 engagement in Florida between U.S. forces and Seminole warriors that marked one of the early major clashes of the Second Seminole War.
- 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 Catawba Ford Target entity description: The Battle of Catawba Ford, also known as the Battle of Fishing Creek, was a 1780 American Revolutionary War engagement in South Carolina in which British forces under Banastre Tarleton routed a detachment of Continental troops led by Thomas Sumter.
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A.
Battle of White Oak Swamp
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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B.
Battle of Matson’s Ford
The Battle of Matson’s Ford was a minor engagement of the American Revolutionary War in December 1777, in which British forces disrupted Continental Army movements near the Schuylkill River during the Philadelphia campaign.
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C.
Battle of Savage’s Station
The Battle of Savage’s Station was an 1862 American Civil War engagement during the Peninsula Campaign in which Union forces retreating toward the James River clashed with pursuing Confederate troops in Henrico County, Virginia.
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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 Withlacoochee
The Battle of Withlacoochee was an 1835 engagement in Florida between U.S. forces and Seminole warriors that marked one of the early major clashes of the Second Seminole War.
- 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 Catawba Ford Description of subject: The Battle of Catawba Ford, also known as the Battle of Fishing Creek, was a 1780 American Revolutionary War engagement in South Carolina in which British forces under Banastre Tarleton routed a detachment of Continental troops led by Thomas Sumter.
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