Fort Mims massacre
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The Fort Mims massacre was an 1813 attack during the Creek War in which Red Stick Creek warriors overran a frontier fort in present-day Alabama, killing hundreds of settlers and militia and galvanizing American military response against the Creek.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Mims massacre canonical | 5 |
| attack on Fort Mims | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Fort Mims massacre Context triple: [Creek War (1813–1814), notableEvent, Fort Mims massacre]
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A.
Ellenton massacre
The Ellenton massacre was an 1876 episode of racial and political violence in South Carolina in which white supremacist paramilitaries attacked and killed numerous Black residents to suppress their civil and voting rights during Reconstruction.
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B.
Tol Plantation massacre
The Tol Plantation massacre was a World War II atrocity in which Japanese forces executed over 150 Australian prisoners of war and civilians on New Britain in 1942.
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C.
Bama massacre
The Bama massacre was a deadly attack in 2014 by Boko Haram on the town of Bama in Borno State, Nigeria, in which hundreds of civilians were killed and widespread destruction occurred.
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D.
Dade’s Massacre
Dade’s Massacre was an 1835 ambush by Seminole warriors on U.S. troops in Florida that helped ignite the Second Seminole War.
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E.
Coushatta Massacre
The Coushatta Massacre was an 1874 Reconstruction-era attack in Louisiana in which members of the White League murdered Republican officeholders and freedmen to undermine Black political rights and restore white supremacist control.
- 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: Fort Mims massacre Target entity description: The Fort Mims massacre was an 1813 attack during the Creek War in which Red Stick Creek warriors overran a frontier fort in present-day Alabama, killing hundreds of settlers and militia and galvanizing American military response against the Creek.
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A.
Ellenton massacre
The Ellenton massacre was an 1876 episode of racial and political violence in South Carolina in which white supremacist paramilitaries attacked and killed numerous Black residents to suppress their civil and voting rights during Reconstruction.
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B.
Tol Plantation massacre
The Tol Plantation massacre was a World War II atrocity in which Japanese forces executed over 150 Australian prisoners of war and civilians on New Britain in 1942.
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C.
Bama massacre
The Bama massacre was a deadly attack in 2014 by Boko Haram on the town of Bama in Borno State, Nigeria, in which hundreds of civilians were killed and widespread destruction occurred.
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D.
Dade’s Massacre
Dade’s Massacre was an 1835 ambush by Seminole warriors on U.S. troops in Florida that helped ignite the Second Seminole War.
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E.
Coushatta Massacre
The Coushatta Massacre was an 1874 Reconstruction-era attack in Louisiana in which members of the White League murdered Republican officeholders and freedmen to undermine Black political rights and restore white supremacist control.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
event in the Creek War ⓘ massacre ⓘ |
| aftermath |
Treaty of Fort Jackson land cessions by the Creek
ⓘ
linked to:
Treaty of Fort Jackson
eventual defeat of the Red Sticks at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Fort Mims ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Andrew Jackson
ⓘ
Creek civil war between Red Sticks and U.S.-allied Creek ⓘ |
| attacker |
Red Stick Creek warriors
ⓘ
Upper Creek Red Sticks ⓘ
linked to:
Red Stick Creek warriors
|
| belligerent |
American frontier settlers
ⓘ
Red Stick Creek faction ⓘ
linked to:
Red Sticks
United States territorial militia ⓘ
linked to:
United States militia forces
|
| causeOf |
increased U.S. military intervention in the Creek War
ⓘ
widespread anti-Creek sentiment among American settlers ⓘ |
| civilianCasualties | high ⓘ |
| commanderAttacker |
Peter McQueen
ⓘ
William Weatherford ⓘ |
| commanderDefender | Major Daniel Beasley ⓘ |
| conflict |
Creek War
ⓘ
linked to:
Creek War (1813–1814)
|
| countryAtTime |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| date | 1813-08-30 ⓘ |
| defender |
American settlers
ⓘ
mixed-race and Creek allies inside the fort ⓘ territorial militia ⓘ |
| estimatedDeaths | hundreds ⓘ |
| estimatedDeathsLowerBound | 250 ⓘ |
| estimatedDeathsUpperBound | 500 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Andrew Jackson’s 1813–1814 Creek campaign
ⓘ
linked to:
Creek War (1813–1814)
large-scale American mobilization against the Creek ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 19th century United States frontier ⓘ |
| location |
Fort Mims
ⓘ
Mississippi Territory ⓘ present-day Baldwin County, Alabama ⓘ |
| militaryCasualties | high ⓘ |
| partOf |
American Indian Wars
ⓘ
linked to:
United States–Native American wars
War of 1812 theater in the Southeast ⓘ |
| precededBy | growing tensions between Red Stick and U.S.-allied Creek factions ⓘ |
| region |
American Southeast
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern United States
|
| result |
decisive Red Stick victory
ⓘ
destruction of Fort Mims ⓘ heavy American casualties ⓘ |
| significance |
major early victory for the Red Stick faction
ⓘ
turning point that galvanized American public opinion ⓘ |
| stateNow | Alabama ⓘ |
| typeOfTarget | frontier stockade fort ⓘ |
| year | 1813 ⓘ |
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Subject: Fort Mims massacre Description of subject: The Fort Mims massacre was an 1813 attack during the Creek War in which Red Stick Creek warriors overran a frontier fort in present-day Alabama, killing hundreds of settlers and militia and galvanizing American military response against the Creek.
Referenced by (6)
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linked to: Fort Mims massacre