Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill

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battle engagement of the American Revolutionary War

The Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill was a 1781 engagement of the American Revolutionary War in South Carolina, where Continental forces under Nathanael Greene were repulsed by British troops near Camden despite inflicting significant casualties.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill canonical	4
Battle of Hobkirk Hill	1
Battle of Hobkirk's Hill	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T347200 — 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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Target entity: Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill
Context triple: [Nathanael Greene, participatedIn, Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill]

A. 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.
B. Battle of Kings Mountain
The Battle of Kings Mountain was a pivotal 1780 American Revolutionary War clash in the Southern backcountry where Patriot militia decisively defeated Loyalist forces, boosting American morale and undermining British control in the region.
C. 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.
D. Battle of Harlem Heights
The Battle of Harlem Heights was a 1776 American Revolutionary War engagement on northern Manhattan in which George Washington’s forces repelled British troops, boosting Patriot morale after earlier defeats.
E. Battle of Assunpink Creek
The Battle of Assunpink Creek was a key 1777 engagement of the American Revolutionary War in which George Washington’s Continental Army repelled British forces near Trenton, New Jersey, helping to sustain American momentum after the victory at the Battle of Trenton.
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 Hobkirk’s Hill
Target entity description: The Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill was a 1781 engagement of the American Revolutionary War in South Carolina, where Continental forces under Nathanael Greene were repulsed by British troops near Camden despite inflicting significant casualties.

A. 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.
B. Battle of Kings Mountain
The Battle of Kings Mountain was a pivotal 1780 American Revolutionary War clash in the Southern backcountry where Patriot militia decisively defeated Loyalist forces, boosting American morale and undermining British control in the region.
C. 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.
D. Battle of Harlem Heights
The Battle of Harlem Heights was a 1776 American Revolutionary War engagement on northern Manhattan in which George Washington’s forces repelled British troops, boosting Patriot morale after earlier defeats.
E. Battle of Assunpink Creek
The Battle of Assunpink Creek was a key 1777 engagement of the American Revolutionary War in which George Washington’s Continental Army repelled British forces near Trenton, New Jersey, helping to sustain American momentum after the victory at the Battle of Trenton.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ engagement of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Hobkirk Hill ⓘ linked to: Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill
belligerent	British Army ⓘ Continental Army ⓘ Great Britain ⓘ Patriot forces ⓘ
campaign	Greene’s 1781 Southern campaign ⓘ linked to: Carolina campaign of 1780
casualties	significant British casualties ⓘ
commander	Francis Rawdon ⓘ linked to: Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings Lord Rawdon ⓘ linked to: Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings Nathanael Greene ⓘ
conflict	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
date	1781-04-25 ⓘ
era	18th century ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Eutaw Springs ⓘ Siege of Ninety Six ⓘ
forceType	British regulars ⓘ regular Continental troops ⓘ
GreeneRank	Major General ⓘ
Greene’sObjective	to threaten and isolate the British garrison at Camden ⓘ
involvedBranch	British Army infantry ⓘ linked to: British Army Land Warfare Branch Continental Army infantry ⓘ linked to: Continental Army
location	Kershaw County, South Carolina ⓘ near Camden, South Carolina ⓘ
near	Camden ⓘ
outcomeDetail	British forces held the field ⓘ Continental forces were repulsed ⓘ
partOf	Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Guilford Court House ⓘ
RawdonRank	Lord and British commander at Camden ⓘ
Rawdon’sObjective	to attack and disperse Greene’s army ⓘ
region	backcountry South Carolina ⓘ
result	British victory ⓘ
state	South Carolina ⓘ
strategicEffect	contributed to continued British attrition in the Southern colonies ⓘ did not break Greene’s campaign in the South ⓘ
tacticalNature	frontal engagement on elevated ground ⓘ
terrain	hilltop position ⓘ
year	1781 ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nathanael Greene → participatedIn → Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill ⓘ

Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Hobkirk Hill ⓘ

linked to: Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill

British Army under Cornwallis → notableEngagement → Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill ⓘ

Siege of Ninety Six → precededBy → Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill ⓘ

Camden, South Carolina → siteOf → Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill ⓘ

subject linked to: Camden, South Carolina, United States

Otho Holland Williams → participatedIn → Battle of Hobkirk's Hill ⓘ