Battle of Yellow Bayou
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The Battle of Yellow Bayou was a late-May 1864 American Civil War engagement in Louisiana that marked the final significant clash of the Red River Campaign between Union and Confederate forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Yellow Bayou canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10403506 — 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 Yellow Bayou Context triple: [Red River Campaign (participation), notableBattle, Battle of Yellow Bayou]
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A.
Battle of Sailor Creek
The Battle of Sailor Creek was a major engagement of the American Civil War, fought on April 6, 1865 in Virginia, that resulted in a decisive Union victory and the capture of a large portion of Robert E. Lee’s army shortly before its surrender at Appomattox.
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B.
Battle of Alligator Creek
The Battle of Alligator Creek was an early World War II clash during the Guadalcanal Campaign in which U.S. Marines repelled a major Japanese assault, helping secure their foothold on the island.
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C.
Battle of Tupelo
The Battle of Tupelo was an American Civil War engagement in July 1864 in northern Mississippi, where Union forces successfully repelled Confederate attempts to disrupt General William T. Sherman’s supply lines.
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D.
Battle of Wahoo Swamp
The Battle of Wahoo Swamp was a major 1836 engagement in Florida between U.S. forces and Seminole warriors that highlighted the difficulty of suppressing Native resistance during the Second Seminole War.
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E.
Battle of Milliken’s Bend
The Battle of Milliken’s Bend was a June 1863 American Civil War engagement along the Mississippi River in which recently enlisted African American Union troops played a crucial and hard-fought role in repelling a Confederate attack near Vicksburg.
- 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: Battle of Yellow Bayou Target entity description: The Battle of Yellow Bayou was a late-May 1864 American Civil War engagement in Louisiana that marked the final significant clash of the Red River Campaign between Union and Confederate forces.
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A.
Battle of Sailor Creek
The Battle of Sailor Creek was a major engagement of the American Civil War, fought on April 6, 1865 in Virginia, that resulted in a decisive Union victory and the capture of a large portion of Robert E. Lee’s army shortly before its surrender at Appomattox.
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B.
Battle of Alligator Creek
The Battle of Alligator Creek was an early World War II clash during the Guadalcanal Campaign in which U.S. Marines repelled a major Japanese assault, helping secure their foothold on the island.
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C.
Battle of Tupelo
The Battle of Tupelo was an American Civil War engagement in July 1864 in northern Mississippi, where Union forces successfully repelled Confederate attempts to disrupt General William T. Sherman’s supply lines.
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D.
Battle of Wahoo Swamp
The Battle of Wahoo Swamp was a major 1836 engagement in Florida between U.S. forces and Seminole warriors that highlighted the difficulty of suppressing Native resistance during the Second Seminole War.
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E.
Battle of Milliken’s Bend
The Battle of Milliken’s Bend was a June 1863 American Civil War engagement along the Mississippi River in which recently enlisted African American Union troops played a crucial and hard-fought role in repelling a Confederate attack near Vicksburg.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Norwood’s Plantation ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nathaniel P. Banks’s failed Red River expedition
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Richard Taylor’s Confederate pursuit of retreating Union forces ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| campaignRole | final major engagement of the Red River Campaign ⓘ |
| combatant |
Confederate Army
ⓘ
linked to:
Confederate States Army
Union Army ⓘ |
| ConfederateArmyDepartment |
Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana
ⓘ
linked to:
Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
|
| ConfederateCasualtiesAndLosses | approximately 500 total casualties ⓘ |
| ConfederateCommander |
Major General Richard Taylor
ⓘ
linked to:
Brigadier General Richard Taylor
|
| ConfederateStrength | about 5,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| date | May 18, 1864 ⓘ |
| engagementType | rear-guard action ⓘ |
| followedBy | end of major operations in the Red River Campaign ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | marked the end of Union offensive operations in the Red River Campaign ⓘ |
| location |
Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana
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Louisiana ⓘ |
| nearPlace | Simmesport, Louisiana ⓘ |
| notableFeature | heavy underbrush that contributed to intense fighting and fires ⓘ |
| partOf |
Red River Campaign
ⓘ
linked to:
Red River campaign
|
| precededBy | Battle of Mansura ⓘ |
| primaryObjective | to delay Confederate forces and protect Union withdrawal ⓘ |
| result | Inconclusive ⓘ |
| river | Yellow Bayou ⓘ |
| stateOfConflict | Louisiana in the American Civil War ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome | helped cover Union retreat from the Red River Campaign ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | tactically inconclusive ⓘ |
| terrain | wooded area near a bayou and plantation lands ⓘ |
| theater | Trans-Mississippi Theater ⓘ |
| UnionArmyDepartment | Department of the Gulf ⓘ |
| UnionCasualtiesAndLosses | approximately 360 total casualties ⓘ |
| UnionCommander |
Brigadier General Joseph A. Mower
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Major General Nathaniel P. Banks ⓘ |
| UnionStrength | about 4,500 soldiers ⓘ |
| year | 1864 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Yellow Bayou Description of subject: The Battle of Yellow Bayou was a late-May 1864 American Civil War engagement in Louisiana that marked the final significant clash of the Red River Campaign between Union and Confederate forces.
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